A 

BOOK OF PRAYER 



BV 

Dr. J. Leonard Levy 

Rabbi of "Congregation Rodeph Shalom" 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 



second ct> i r i c ?r 



Publicity Press, Pittsburgh 
i 902 




THE LlbRARY OF 
CONGRESS, 

T**o Copies Received 

JAN 5 1903 

Copyright Entry 
CLASS ^ XXc. N; 

i °\ <\ .a tf 

COPY B. 



Copyright, 1902, by J. Leonard Levy. 



PREFACE 



At the request of the Ritual Committee, the 
author of this modest Book of Prayer was requested 
to arrange a series of services for ' ' Congregation 
Rodeph Shalom," to be used during the Sunday 
Services, which were introduced in Pittsburgh dur- 
ing the first year of his rabbinate. From week to 
week the services were written and used by the 
Congregation in pamphlet form. 

The Committee thought it best to preserve the 
services in book form, for constant use by the Con- 
gregation. Hence this little work, which has been 
printed by the unanimous vote of the members of 
" Rodeph Shalom." The thirty services are uni- 
form in method, but differ in contents each week. 
Although written solely for the author's congre- 
gants, they are adapted (with but trifling changes) to 
the use of congregations holding Friday evening or 
Sunday morning services, or of small communities, 
where laymen may ^conduct services for their co- 
religionists. 

A word as to arrangement. The author has 
striven to use the language of Scripture. The Old 

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Testament passages have been used, with very few- 
alterations, with a view to furnishing- the worshipper 
with texts dealing with the most important Jewish 
themes. The hymns have been carefully selected 
after consulting a large number of hymnals, and 
have been chosen chiefly for their religious and 
moral teachings. The Kaddish has been freely 
translated, the special object of the author being to 
make clear that it is a prayer sanctifying the name 
of God in the hour of trial, a prayer in memory of 
the dead, and not a prayer for the repose of the soul 
of the dead. 

If this book, in a small degree, add to the dig- 
nity of the weekly services and cause an increased 
interest to be taken in public worship ; if it move 
the congregants to feel a little stronger desire for 
spiritual exercises and lead the worshippers to join 
heartily in the reading of the prayers, the labor 
entailed in writing the various compositions and in 
selecting the Old Testament Readings and Hymns, 
will be well repaid. J. L. L. 

Pittsburgh, 1902. 



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SERVICE I. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

OUR Father in Heaven ! favored by Thy eter- 
nal love, we have been permitted to re- 
joice in the light of another day. We 
consecrate its opening hours to Thee, in this 
house, sacred to Thy holy name. How ami- 
able are Thy tabernacles, O Lord, Thy dwelling- 
place, our King and God ! A day spent here 
is better than a thousand elsewhere ; we had 
rather be doorkeepers of Thy house, than rulers in 
the high places of wickedness. Here we prostrate 
ourselves and bow in lowly reverence before Thee, 
O Lord. Accept the tribute of our praise which we 
lay before Thee in the spirit of confiding children, 
grateful for Thy fatherly favors and protecting 
grace. Give ear to our petition and be Thou at- 
tentive to the voice of our prayer. Hear and 
answer each of us according to our needs. As we 
worship Thee with heart and soul and mind, may 
we draw from Thee the power to order our lives 
according to Thy holy will. Amen. 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 



COME TO PRAYER ! — ( Psalm 100.) 
(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

All people that on earth do dwell, 
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; 
Him gladly serve, His praise forth tell, 
Come ye before Him and rejoice. 

Know ye, the Lord is God indeed; 
Without our aid He did us make ; 
We are His flock, He doth us feed ; 
And for His sheep He doth us take. 

Oh enter then His gates with praise, 
Approach with joy His courts unto; 
Praise, laud and bless His name always 
For it is seemly so to do. 

Because the Lord our God is good, 

His mercy is forever sure ; 

His truth at all times firmly stood, 

And shall from age to age endure. 

— W. Kethec 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi: 

Almighty God, who wast, who art, and who 
forever wilt be, we draw nigh to Thee this day, 
reverently meditating on Thy wondrous work. The 
heavens, hanging like a veil more radiantly blue 

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than the sapphire, or stretched as a curtain to cover 
the earth as it sleeps, declare Thy unspeakable 
glory; the earth, wreathed with many-hued flowers 
or festooned with the bounty of harvest-time, shews 
forth Thy providential grace. The brilliant sun 
and the calm moon shedding their wealth of golden 
and silver light, and the unnumbered stars glitter- 
ing in the darkened sky like a chaplet of jewels 
around the dusky head of nignt. speak of Thy 
majesty. The mighty deep, madly rearing aloft its 
foam-crested waves, or lazily moving, like a bird 
with unruffled plumage, proclaims Thy might* 
Man, Thy child and all animal creation, are tributes 
to Thy ineffable greatness and unutterable splendor. 
Thou art our Lord, besides Thee there is no Saviour 
or Redeemer. Before Thee every knee must bend, 
to Thee alone every tongue- swear loyalty. There- 
fore do we acknowledge Thee, our Father, and 
prayerfully beseech Thee : 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedilv 
established on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Tin 
loving kindness. Help us to be pure 01 heart and 

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clean of hands. May we aeal with our fellow- 
men as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, 
loving mercy, seeking equity. May we always 
bear ourselves as though we felt that Thou God 
dost see us. May we add to the good in the world 
and strive to overcome the evil. Grant us susten- 
ance for soul and body and cause the work of our 
hands to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be 
with us in all the ways we go, and may we sanctify 
Thy name in life and death through the words of 
our holy teacher, ''Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is 
our God, the Eternal is One." 

(Choral Response,) 

.tn« nw wnto mrp ^ntr yap 

{Deut. vt'., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS* 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 

GOD. 

Rabbi: 

The Lord is the true God, 

He is the living God and everlasting King. 

Congregation : 

Men shall know that Thou, Jehovah, 
Art the Most High over all the earth. 
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SERVICE I . 



Choir : 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts : 
The whole earth is full of His glory. 

To whom then will ye liken God? 

What likeness will ye compare unto Him? 

Who is like Thee, O God, among the mighty? 
Who is like Thee, glorious in holiness? 

/ am God and there is none else, 
I am God and there is none like Me. 

Thus saith the Lord, the King of Israel, 
And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: 

I am the first and I am the last, 
And besides Me there is no God. 

I, even I, am the Lord, 

And besides Me there is no Savior. 

Of old Thou laid'st the earth's foundations, 
And the heavens are the work of Thy hands. 

Thy works may perish ; Thou shalt endure ; 
All of them may wax old like a garment : 

But Thou art forever the same, 
And Thy years know no end. 

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Before mountains were' brought forth, 
Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth: 

From everlasting to everlasting", 
Thou art God. 

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, 
JVho alone doeth wondrous things. Amen, 

PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Lord God we come before Th^e this day fully 
conscious that our frame is dust and that our hearts 
are easily overcome by the glamor and attractions 
of the earth. The heaven and the heaven of 
heavens cannot contain Thee yet Thou dost most 
graciously deign to dwell in our hearts, if we but 
prepare them for Thee. Help us. Lord, in our en- 
deavor to cleanse our hearts from evil and be 
pleased to permit Thy sanctifying influence to dwell 
within us. If we have a heart of stone, do Thou, 
O God, in Thy mercy, make it a heart of flesh, full 
of pity and sympathy, full of mercy and love. May 
our bodies become holy temples, consecrated by 
Thy divine spirit within us. 

Thou art a Gcd delighting in mercy; may we, 
in our service of Thee, not be deaf to the appeal of 

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SERVICE I . 



the needy. Help us to display our love for Thee 
by the exercise of loving-kindness towards our 
fellow-men. May we feel that to unselfishly plead 
the cause of the widow and the orphan, to disin- 
terestedly lift up the fallen and the distressed, to 
generously support the sorrowing and the unfor- 
tunate, is to offer Thee the sacrifices, whose sweet 
savor is ever pleasing to Thee and whose useful- 
ness will always be blessed of Thee. For thou, O 
God, desirest mercy, and not the offering of bulls 
and rams. 

W e pray for the outpouring of Thy grace upon 
all men. As the days pass, may we see more and 
more clearly, that Thou art our Father in heaven 
and we are all Thy children, that though we create 
barriers between each other, Thou, our Father, re- 
gardest none of them, and sufferest no impediment 
to exist between Thy all-embracing love and us. 
May a fellowship spring up between all men, ce- 
mented and strengthened by our worship of Thee, 
the one and only God. Hasten the day, when the 
shadows of strife and the darkness of ignorance and 
the blackness of bigotry shall disappear and the 
light of true religion shall spread its quickening and 
inspiriting influence among men. May the day be 
near at hand when the ransomed hosts of mankind 
shall sing to Thee a new song of praise and grati- 
tude in the world-wide Zion of Righteousness. 



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A BOOK OF PRAYER 



Bless every effort that is made by men, of 
whatsoever belief, to raise their fellowmen. Bless 
every undertaking that has for its object the better- 
ment of humanity. Bless our homes and make 
them the abode of love and bless our country that 
peace may dwell within its gates. Send Thy di- 
vine consolation to all those, who sit in the shadow 
of sickness or sorrow. Be Thou their stay and 
comforter. Enrich them, by Thy help, to draw 
from adversity its holy and sweet uses. Through 
the clouds that gather around them may they be- 
hold the sun of righteousness appear, with healing 
on its wings. 

May we learn to put our faith in Thee and 
trust Thee in every condition of life and may all 
mankind acknowledge Thee as the God who may 
be best worshipped in the beauty of holinesss, adoring 
Thee in the words that angel choirs chant unto 
Thee ; 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

( Choral Response.) 

•maa p»n to k^d nwax mn* «rnp amp mp 

(Isaiah vi„ j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

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SERVICE I . 



FOR THE BEREAVED. 

Rabbi : 

Almighty God, in whose hand are the souls of 
all the living and with whom do dwell the spirits of 
those who depart hence, we pray Thee to be nigh 
unto all who mourn for dear ones, gone to their 
eternal rest and unto all who, to-day, observe the 
anniversary of the death of beloved relatives or 
friends. 

Speak Thou comfortingly to their troubled 
hearts, and aid them to look up to Thee, who art 
throned in the heavenly heights, whence shall come 
their help. As they pass through the dark valley of 
the shadow of death, be Thou their stay and their 
staff. Heal their breaking hearts and bind up their 
bleeding wounds, by teaching them to realize that 
the dust alone has returned to dust, while the spirit 
of their beloved dead has returned to Thee, who 
gavest it. As a mother comforteth her child, so, O 
Father, be Thou pleased to dispense consolation 
unto them. Be Thou an everlasting light to them, 
even though the sun of their happiness be gone down 
and the brightness of their joy be dimmed. Dispose 
them to see that all Thy ways are designed for the 
eternal welfare of Thy children, and enable them 
to bow resignedly to Thy decrees. 

Lord God, turn their mourning into a hallowed 

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joy. As they here piously honor the memory of their 
departed may they not be content simply to indulge 
in tears of regret and sobs of sorrow May they dedi- 
cate themselves, in memory of their beloved to lives 
of holy deeds, replacing thorns by flowers, tears by 
smiles and sorrow by happiness, for others. May 
they thus add an immortality on earth to the im- 
mortality enjoyed with Thee by their departed 

May this service lead us all to take to heart the 
frailty of our earthly life. May we strive to be 
worthy children of our heavenly Father. May we so 
live that we shall always be prepared to answer Thy 
call, whenever Thou shalt take us unto Thee. In 
that supreme moment may we be found worthy of 
entering into rest with Thee, and may our lives have 
been such that they shall be worthy of the remem- 
brance of our posterity Amen. 

K ADD I S H* 

(As a tribute to the memory of the Departed, the whole 
Congregation shall rise.) 

Let us exalt the 
Most High God in the 
„ % „ v*~l.*~ uj world which He called 

into existence by His 

.nrvote fto .nmjna wil1 - Ma ^ His King " 

dom come. May the 
M ri31 pyDV3l pa^rQ reign of righteousness 

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SERVICE I. 



:pK noKi .anp ]ct;i 

-wan*! nnnizn^nsrv 
nnm Ktwrw DDiir^i 
h not? ^nm ntyrn 

•nctti fretn 

.fcrpnxtyl tow 
h nrnjro P n 



be introduced on earth 
in our days, so that 
Israel and all the chil- 
dren of men may re- 
joice in the spread of 
justice and equity. 

Our thoughts are too 
feeble to encompass 
God; our minds too 
weak to comprehend 
Him, for He is exalted 
high above the heaA T - 
ens, and He abides 
through eternity. We, 
therefore, bow before 
Him ; we praise and 
bless His glorious 
name and worship Him 
in the beauty of holi- 
ness. 

May God grant a 
living power to the 
example of all the 
righteous who have 
gone to their eternal 
repose. May their 
memory be fruitful in 



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»rb toib apbn) ton 

trap np onp p 
now •njntn 

b3 tyi u^j? .p^rri *o»ts> 

.vdyim Dito ray 
tyi wty oito rajr «in 
:)o« now vjn 5d 



blessing. May our 
knowledge of them 
bring many unto right- 
eousness and our med- 
itation on their works 
move us to do God's 
holy will. May their 
names remain upon our 
lips, their memorial 
endure beyond the 
grave and their influ- 
ence conquer death. 

May God grant con- 
solation in the hour of 
grief unto Israel and 
unto all His children. 
May He who main- 
tains harmony among 
the heavenly hosts, 
maintain the harmony 
of equity and justice 
among all His children. 
Amen. 



(A Voluntary shall be played on the organ, the Congrega- 
tion bowing 'in silent private devotion.) 

ANTHEM, 



LECTURE. 

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SERVICE /. 



THE LORD OF HOSTS. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Round the Lord in glory seated 

Cherubim and seraphim 
Filled His temple, and repeated 

Each to each the alternate hymn : 
"Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven, 

Earth is with Thy fullness stored; 
Unto Thee be glory given, 

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord." 

Heaven is still with glory ringing, 

Earth takes up the angels' cry, 
''Holy, Holy, Holy,''' singing. 

"Lord of Hosts, the Lord most High." 
With His seraph train before Him. 

With His worshippers below, 
Thus unite we to adore Him, 

Bid we thus our anthem flow : 

"Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven, 

Earth is with Thy fullness stored ; 
Unto Thee be glory given, 

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord." 
Thus Thy glorious Name confessing, 

With Thy angel hosts we cry 
"Holy, Holy, Holy," blessing 

Thee, the Lord of Hosts most high. 

— -R. Mant 

BENEDICTION. 

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SERVICE II. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

OLORD our God, how excellent is Thy name 
through all the earth. The dawning light 
brings us, each day, proofs of Thy providence, 
gifts of Thy grace, tokens of Thy love. In deep grati- 
tude for Thy unmerited tender mercies are we assem- 
bled in Thy house to pour out our hearts to Thee in 
prayer, to lay our supplications before Thee, and to 
lift our voices in thanksgivings. May our words be- 
come holy songs and our deeds sacred choruses 
wherewith to praise Thee, O Lord. Incline Thy ear 
unto us and do Thou graciously hearken unto us. 
Thou Guardian of Israel who neither slumberest nor 
sleepest, be our guide, and aid us to walk in the light 
of Thy truth. Here in Thy presence may our in- 
clinations be subdued, and our thoughts be sub- 
jected, to Thy holy will. May w r e carry with us 
hence the resolution to live as is seemly in Thy 
children, walking uprightly and doing good to all 
our fellowmen. May our service be as pleasant to 
Thee as was the offering of Judah and Jerusalem in 
the days of old. May the w r ords of our lips and the 
meditation of our hearts be acceptable before Thee, 
our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. 

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SERVICE II. 



LORD OF ALL BEING! 

(To be swig by Choir and Congregation.) 

Lord of all being, throned afar, 
Thy glory flames from sun and star ; 
Centre and soul of every sphere, 
Yet to each loving heart how near. 

Sun of our life, thy quickening ray 
Sheds on our path the glow of day ; 
Star of our hope, thy softened light 
Cheers the long watches of the night, 

Lord of all life, below, above, 

Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love, 

Before Thy ever-blazing throne 

We ask no lustre of our own. 

Grant us Thy truth to make us free, 
And kindly hearts that burn for Thee, 
Till all thy living altars claim 
One holy light, one heavenly flame. 

— O. W. Holmes. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Father of all! Thou art exceedingly great, with 
honor and with glory art Thou clothed. Thy children 
praise Thee for Thy bounty and bless Thy holy name 
for Thy mercy and Thy truth. If all the trees of the 

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forests were pens and all the rivers and oceans were 
ink ; if our lips sent forth songs as many as the drops 
of the morning dew, and our tongues spoke words of 
joy more numerous than the blades of grass on 
earth's bosom, we should but feebly express our love 
and reverence for Thee, Our Lord, and our father's 
God. Having Thee we possess allj possessing every- 
thing without Thee, what have we? When Thou art 
with us, the night shineth as the day ; if Thou hide 
Thy face from us, even the noon-day brightness is 
dark. If Thou art on our side we fear not what man 
may do unto us, for Thy love is a shield to ward off 
the pestilential arrows of hate and strife. In sincere 
gratitude we bow before Thy unending goodness; in 
deep humility we prostrate ourselves before Thy 
greatness and prayerfully we beseech Thee: 
{Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily 
established on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying : This is from the Lord ; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellow- 
men as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, 
loving mercy, seeking equity. May we always 

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SERVICE II. 



bear ourselves as though we felt that Thou God 
dost see us. May we add to the good in the world 
and strive to overcome the evil. Grant us susten- 
ance for soul and body and cause the work of our 
hands to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be 
with us in all the ways we go, and may we sanctify 
Thy name in life and death through the words of 
our holy teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is 
our God, the Eternity is One/' 

(Choral Response.) 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
GOD, 

Rabbi : 

Can'st thou by searching find out God? 
Can'st thou perfectly find out the Almighty? 

Congregation : 

As for the Almighty we cannot find Him out, 
But He is excellent in power and full of justice. 

Choir : 

God is great, but zee know Him not fully ; 
The number of His years cannot be searched out. 

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Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; 
And His greatness is unsearchable. 

Honor and majesty are before Him, 
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. 

Clouds and darkness are round about Him, 
Righteousness and justice are His dwelling. 

Lo ! the heaven and heaven of heavens, 
Cannot contain thee, O God! 

Gan one hide himself and God not see? 
Does not God fill heaven and earth? 

Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit? 
Whither shall I flee from Thy presence? 

If I ascend to heaven Thou art there; 

If I descend to lowest depths, Thou art there; 

If I take the wings of the morning, 

And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 

Even there shall Thy hand lead me, 
And Thy right hand hold me. 

Thine, O Lord, are greatness and majesty; 
Thine is the kingdom, Thou reignest over all. 

Thou art good and doest good ; 
Thy mercy is over all Thy works. 

"0 Lord God of Israel, Thou art righteous; 
There is no "unrighteousness in Thee. 

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SERVICE II. 
PRAYER. 

Rabbi: 

It is because of Thy great mercies, O God, that 
we are not consumed. We forget Thee while follow- 
ing the desires of our own hearts, enchanted by the 
attractions that meet our gaze. We spend our money 
for that which is not bread, and drink waters that are 
not drawn from the wells of salvation. We make 
our own will our law, setting aside Thy commands 
and even refusing to follow Thy holy precepts. We 
do that which we ought not do and leave undone that 
which we ought to do. We are sinful, erring creat- 
ures, and it is out of the wealth of Thy loving kind- 
ness that we are spared unto this day. 

In deep contrition we confess the error of our 
ways before Thee and pray Thee, O God, to help us 
to be worthy of Thy Fatherly love and unending 
goodness. Look with favor upon us and grant us the 
light of Thy countenance that we may see the right 
way and cling to it with all our heart and soul and 
might. May we leave the ways of evil and follow 
Thee. May we set aside selfishness and hardness of 
heart, stiff-neckedness and all manner of uncharita- 
bleness and may we, through Thy help, take hold of 
Thy law, and following it, find its ways, ways of pleas- 
antness and all its paths, peaceful and life-giving. 

Lord, God, guide us by the right hand of Thy 
omnipotence. Help us to be worthy of the inherit- 

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ance left us by our fathers. Despised and rejected of 
men, they, nevertheless, felt they were not forsaken 
by Thee. Stoned and burned, hewn asunder and put 
to death in cruel and heartless manner, they never 
lost faith in Thee. In dungeons and on scaffolds, in 
prisons and at the stake, they never denied Thee, nor 
sought higher honor than to die testifying to Thy 
Unity and Eternity, Thy justice and Thy mercy. May 
we strive to emulate their pious example. May Israel 
be glorified through us. May we deserve to be en- 
listed among those chosen of Thee, even though 
men condemn us and make us a byword and a scorn. 

We pray that Thou wilt grant Thy gracious 
blessings to our men. May they be brave and loyal, 
devoted and faithful, self-consecrating and self-sacri- 
ficing. May they strive to merit Thy approval, seek- 
ing to serve Thee in sincerity and in truth. Bless 
also our women. May they be tender and true, full 
of pity and grace, fearless and fair. May they gather 
their dear ones around them by the silken bands of 
love. May they be as wreaths of flowers for bright- 
ness and sweetness and smiles of joy for gentleness 
and truth. Bless also our young. May the hopes we 
cherish regarding them be fulfilled, and may they be- 
come the corner-stones of Thy house. 

We humbly ask Thy blessing for all men. May 
Thy benediction fall upon them as the gentle rain 
falls upon the earth. May peace spread her pinions 

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SERVICE II. 



over our land and over all the world. May the trum- 
pet of war cease to be heard. May swords be 
sheathed and all cruelty be forgotten. May the 
bright day of liberty and truth, of reverence for God 
and helpfulness for man, begin to dawn, and may its 
light shine brighter and brighter unto the perfect 
day. Humbly do we ask this of Thee, Thou God of 
whom seraphim and cherubim call one unto the 
other : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

,Troa p«n m*os mrp amp amp tsmp 

(Isaiah vi t , j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED, 

{See Page 15. ) 

ANTHEM, 



LECTURE. 

2? 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 

GOD'S OMNIPRESENCE, [Psalm i S9 .) 
(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

O Lord, Thy all-discerning eyes 

My inmost purpose see; 
My deeds, my words, my thoughts arise 

Alike disclosed to Thee! 
My sitting down, my rising up, 
Broad noon and deepest night; 
My path, my pillow and my cup 

Are open to Thy sight. 

Before, behind, I meet Thine eye 

And feel Thy heavy hand ; 
Such knowledge is for me too high 

To reach or understand ; 
What of Thy wonders can I know? 

What of Thy purpose see? 
Where from Thy Spirit shall I go? 

Where from Thy presence flee? 

If I ascend to heaven on high, 

Or make my bed below 7 , 
Or take the morning wings and fly, 

O'er ocean's ebb and flow, 
Or seek from Thee a hiding place 

Amid the gloom of night — 
Alike to Thee are time and space, 
The darkness and the light. 

— J. 0. Adams 



BENEDICTION. 



2' 



SERVICE III. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

WITH thanksgiving and praise, we enter Thy 
gates. O Lord ; with reverence and love we 
bend before Thee. We declare Thee our 
only God and King; we proclaim Thy glory before 
all men. In Thy presence we bow with humble 
and contrite hearts, and in honor of Thy holy name 
we bring our morning sacrifice. Accept the offer- 
ing which we lay upon Thy altar. Grant Thy 
blessing upon the holy undertaking that brings us 
before Thee. O Lord, open Thou our lips and may 
our mouths shew forth Thy praise. Amen. 



SPIRIT OF TRUTH. 

{To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Spirit of Truth, be Thou my Guide, 
O clasp my hand in Thine ; 

And let me never quit Thy side, 
Thy comforts are divine. 

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Pride scorns Thee for Thy lowly mien ; 

But who like Thee can rise 
Above this toilsome sordid scene, 

Beyond the holy skies. 

Weak is Thine eye, and soft Thy voice ; 

But wondrous is Thy might 

To make the wretched soul rejoice, 

And give the simple light. 

— J. Martineau, 

GLORIFICATION* 

Rabbi : 

Almighty God! Thou art the first and Thou 
art the last and besides Thee, there is no God. 
Wherever we turn our eyes or bid our thoughts 
take flight, there art Thou; here in Thy majesty, 
there in Thy power, everywhere in Thy love. The 
heavens are Thy throne and the earth is Thy foot- 
stool. All creation, the work of Thy hands, shall 
pass away ; all shall grow old, like a garment fretted 
by the moth. Like a scroll shall the ends of the 
earth be rolled together ; but Thou art forever the 
unchanging Father of loving-kindness ; Thy years 
know no end. Illimitable space is but as a mote in 
the sun's beams before Thee ; unending time is but 
as a day in Thy sight. Thou art the Eternal ; this 
is Thy name forever and Thy memorial throughout 

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all generations. Thy tender mercies are Thy 
glory, O Lord. Renewed are they every morning. 
They cover us as with a garment. They are be- 
yond count as the leaves on the trees of the primeval 
forests; they outnumber the sands on the sea shore, 
they are innumerable as the stars, that swing in 
galaxies in the firmament throbbing with glittering 
worlds. We praise Thy holy name, we bless Thee 
for Thy unceasing love, and relying upon Thy 
infinite and eternal pity, we pray Thee : 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 

Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily 
established on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellow- 
men as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, 
loving mercy, seeking equity. May we always 
bear ourselves as though we felt that Thou God 
dost see us. May we add to the good in the world 
and strive to overcome the evil. Grant us susten- 
ance for soul and body and cause the work of our 
hands to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be 
with us in all the ways we go, and may we sanctify 

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Thy name in life and death through the words of 
our holy teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is 
our God, the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

(/w Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
TRUST IN GOD, 

Rabbi: 

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart ; 
Lean not upon thine own understanding. 

Congregation : 

Rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him ; 
Fret not because evil-doers prosper. 

Choir : 

God is a refuge in the day of trouble) 
He knozveth them that trust in Him. 

O my soul, wait thou only upon God; 
For my expectation is from Him. 

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I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, 
In His word is my hope. 

Truly, my soul waiteth upon God: 
From Him cometh my sal-ration. 

Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, 

Let thy heart be strong; wait on the Lord. 

Trust in the Lord forever ; 

For in Jehovah is everlasting strength. 

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, 
But we trust in the name of our God. 

Trust in the Lord; do good; 

So shalt thou be established in the land. 

Thou shalt know that I am the Lord, 
They that trust in Me shall not be moved. 

Turn thou to God ; do mercy and justice. 
And wait on thy God continually. 

How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ; 
The children of men put their trust in Thee. 

Thou art our hope, O Lord God : 
Thou art our trust, from our youth. 

Blessed is the man that trusteth in God. 
And whose hope is the Lord. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi: 

Amid the cares and the burdens, the doubts and 
the difficulties of life, we turn to Thee for help, 
Lord our God. Often is our way dark before us, 
covered by the shadows of trials and unbelief. 
Suffering and strife meet us by the wayside, sick- 
ness and sorrow lie in wait for us. Friendships, 
bound by sacred ties, are rent assunder ; love, sanc- 
tified by Thy name., grows cold. Our courage 
droops and our peace is disturbed ; our hearts are 
wounded and our souls are disquieted within us. 
Regrets and discouragements enfold us in their 
sable pall. Thy messenger, death, with swift, silent 
wings, enters our households ; the vase of human 
happiness is broken and its precious perfume flows 
away. YYe are bowed down under the weight of 
our sufferings, and we cry to Thee, Who art our 
fortress and our stronghold, our defense and our 
ever-present help in the day of trouble. 

Aid us, O God, to trust Thee in all our sad ex- 
periences. May we look from the earth, with its 
gloom, to the mountains of light, whence shall 
come our help. May we cast our burdens upon 
Thee, and do Thou sustain us. Dispel the clouds 
that gather about us, so that all fear may vanish 
before us and hope and faith remain to cheer us. 
May all of us. whom Thou seest fit to try with dis- 

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pensations, seemingly harsh and unbearable, find 
in Thee the stay and support on our sorrow-laden 
way. Trusting in Thee and reposing faith in Thy 
inscrutable wisdom, may our hearts be warmed by 
confidence in Thee and our paths brightened by the 
assurance that Thou, our Father, doest all things 
well. May we walk in the green pastures of trust 
and beside the still waters of faith. Grant us the 
light of Thy countenance and in Thy light may we 
see light. As a father, bending to raise his child to 
fold it in his embrace, casts about it the shadow of 
his body, so may we feel that the clouds hovering 
about us are but the shadow of Thy presence gather- 
ing near to bless us and to fold us to Thee in pity 
and in love. 

We bless Thy name, O God, for the sorrows of 
life that may bring us nearer to Thee ; and we 
gratefully praise Thee for the joys of the household, 
for the peace of our homes, for the success of our 
efforts, for the happiness that so often floods our 
days with sunshine and brings us illumination in 
the night seasons. May we show our appreciation 
of Thy bounty by lives of holiness and tenderness, 
of justice and righteousness. May we be faithful 
in the smaller duties of life as well as in the greater 
ones. May we be considerate toward the failings 
of others. May we not be harsh in our judgments 
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guile and our tongues from uttering deceit. May 
we be humble and modest, realizing that our lives 
are dependent upon Thy mercy, that our boasted 
greatness is as nothing before Thee, that our re- 
nown is vanity in Thy sight and our fame is less 
than nothingness in respect of Thee. May we 
strive to serve Thee in sincerity and truth, assured 
that the offerings of righteous wills and upright 
hearts are ever acceptable unto Thee. 

We ask Thy blessing upon this congregation. 
May its cause prosper. May it send out men and 
women ever ready to do Thy holy will. Send also 
Thy blessing upon all assemblies gathered together 
to Thy glory. Though we worship Thee under 
differing names. Thou art the same One and Uni- 
versal Father of all Thy children. Be pleased to 
open our eyes to the bond of brotherhood that 
should unite all men in Thy covenant of grace and 
may the day soon dawn, when the united family of 
mankind shall adore Thee in the words of the 
prophet : 

Holy. Holy. Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His elory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

•vroa p»n »bu nwas mrv unnp vmp emp 

(Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

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FOR THE BEREAVED. 

(See Page 75.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. * 

IN HIM CONFIDING. 

(To be sung by Choir avd Congregation.) 

The clouds hang heavy round my way, 

I cannot see ; 
But through the darkness I believe 

God leadeth me. 
'Tis sweet to keep my hand in His, 

While all is dim ; 
To close my weary, aching eyes, 

And follow Him. 

Through many a thorny path He leads 

My tired feet ; 
Through many a path of tears I go, 

But it is sweet 
To know that He is close to me, 

My God my guide. 
He leadeth me, and so I walk 

Quite satisfied. 

—Anon. 

BENEDICTION. 



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SERVICE IV. 



PROEM, 

Rabbi : 

THOU., Lord, art nigh unto all who call upon 
Thee, to all who call upon Thee in truth. 
Thou art not a God dwelling afar off, but art 
very near unto us, even in our hearts, if we so will. 
Be pleased, our Father, to be with us in this hour, 
when, with reverence for Thy protecting love and 
shielding grace, we approach Thy altar with psalms 
of gratitude, hymns of praise and w r ords of contri- 
tion and supplication. We seek Thee when Thou 
art to be found, we call upon Thee in deep sincerity. 
May our worship of Thee bring to our hearts the 
fragrance of Thy love, and may all we do be done to 
the honor of Thy glorious name. Amen. 

MORNING PRAYER. 

{To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Come, my soul, thou must be waking, 
Xow is breaking 

O'er the earth another day; 
Come, to Him Who made this splendor 
See thou render 

All thy feeble strength can pay. 

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Think that He thy ways beholdeth ; 
He unfoldeth 

Every fault that lurks within ; 
He the hidden shame glossed over 
Can discover, 

And discern each deed of sin. 

Pray that He may prosper ever 
Each endeavor, 

When thine aim is good and true ; 
But that He may ever thwart thee, 
And prevent thee, 

When thou evil would'st pursue. 

— F. R. L. Canitz. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be 
praised. Thine is all greatness and might ; the 
whole universe is full of Thy glory. YVe hear it in 
the w T inds sighing over banks of violets, in the ma- 
jestic roll of the far-resounding thunder, in the 
merry laughter of the babbling brook. We feel it 
in the sunshine that puckers the face of the earth 
wdth smiles, in the rich perfumes of the variegated 
flowers, in the lowering clouds and chilling rains. 
We see it in the abundance of the summer harvests, 
and in winter's bare and leafless trees. Man, 
woman and child: bird, beast and fish; mountain, 

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plain and valley; rock, pebble and metal; sun, 
storm and cloud ; snow, rain and dew, all are mani- 
festations of Thy gracious love, that neither leaves 
us nor forsakes us. All creation wafts to us evi- 
dences of Thy beneficent law and Fatherly mercy. 
Though we cannot know Thee, altogether, yet the 
works of Thy hand proclaim Thy goodness, and Thy 
messengers, the forces of nature, declare Thy al- 
mighty greatness. Therefore do we praise Thee 
and adore Thy great name. Therefore do we revere 
Thee and love Thee. Therefore do we serve Thee, 
and Thee alone do we worship. We come before 
Thee as little children before their father and to our 
utterance of praise and gratitude we add our words 
of fervent supplication and humbly pray : 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily 
established on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying : This is from the Lord ; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal w r ith our fellow- 
men as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, 
loving % mercy, seeking equity. May we always 

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bear ourselves as though we felt that Thou God 
dost see us. May we add to the good in the world 
and strive to overcome the evil. Grant us susten- 
ance for soul and body and cause the work of our 
hands to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be 
with us in all the ways we go, and may we sanctify 
Thy name in life and death through the words of 
our holy teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our 
God, the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

•nn« mm w&a mm btrwn ytw 

(Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 

MAN AND HIS MAKER. 

Rabbi: 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, 
With all thy heart, and soul and might. 

Congregation: 

Thou shalt love the Lord and keep His charge, 
His statutes, judgments and commandments. 

C hoir : 

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil; 
The Lord preserveth the faithful. 

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Reverence for God is the beginning of wisdom ; 
Good understanding has he who keeps His law. 

Reverence for God tendeth to life; 
He that hath it shall abide satisfied. 

Blessed is the man that revereth the Lord, 
That greatly delighteth in His commands. 

Serve the Lord with reverence, 
Rejoice before Him with awe. 

Serve the Lord with gladness ; 
Come before Him with thanksgiving. 

Offer unto God thanksgivings ; 
Pay thy vows to the Most Hip-Ji. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul, 
And forget not all His benefits. 

Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him ; 
Talk ye of all His wondrous works. 

Praise ye the name of the Lord, 
For His name alone is excellent. 

It is meet to give thanks unto the Lord, 

To sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High ; 

To declare Thy mercy in the morning, 
And Thy faithfulness in the night seasons. 

give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, 
For His mercy endureth forever. 

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PRAYER, 

Rabbi : 

If Thou, O Lord, shouldst treasure up our in- 
iquity, who could stand before Thee? Thou art a 
God of justice, holding the guilty responsible for his 
misdeeds, but Thou art also a God of mercy, a grac- 
ious God, slow to anger and full of compassion and 
truth ; Thou off erest to blot out our sins as a cloud 
is hurried from before the orb of day by the swift 
winds. As far as the east is from the w r est, so far, 
art Thou willing to remove from us our iniquity, if 
we but return to Thee with willing minds, with pure 
hearts, with earnest souls. 

It is this assurance of Thy pardoning grace that 
helps us to look up from the depths of our low de- 
sires and selfish passions to Thee who dwellest in 
purity and perfection amid the cherubim. We are 
weak ; Thou art a fortress. We are frail ; Thou en- 
durest forever. We are unjust; Thou art eternal 
justice. We are ungenerous ; Thy bounty is as the 
joys of the summer and the wealth of the autumn. 
We are petty; Thy goodness is over all creation. 
We sin ; Thou Judge of all the earth art righteous- 
ness. We weary of well-doing ; Thy tender mercies 
are an ever-flowing fountain. May the considera- 
tion of Thy perfection and of Thy everlasting grace, 
lead us to strive after holiness, as Thou art holy, 
and to toil after perfection as Thou art perfect. 

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Grant us, O God, Thy favor. Deny us what 
Thou wilt, but do not take from us the hope that 
Thou wilt answer the sincere prayer of trusting 
confidence. May our wishes be wise in Thy sight. 
May we always feel that we cannot break Thy laws 
without being broken by them. We ask Thee for 
the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of un- 
derstanding and reverence. May we help Thee to 
grant us this spirit by studying Thy law, by medi- 
tating on it day and night, by fulfilling its behests. 
Save us, O God, from the folly of asking Thee for 
Thy bounty, while neglecting Thee by disobeying 
Thy will. 

We beseech Thee to grant us Thy love ; may we 
also be loving towards all men. We invoke the 
outpouring of Thy pity on us ; may our hands be 
stretched out to the poor and -reached out to the 
needy. We pray Thee to surround us with the 
cloak of Thy mercy ; may we be ever ready to wrap 
the soft mantle of charity about the unfortunate. 
We implore Thee to grant us Thy pity; may we be 
willing to bind up the wounds of the stricken and 
unhappy. In all things that we ask of Thee, may 
we prove our worthiness to be answered of Thee, 
by doing to Thy children in their need, what we 
pray Thou wilt do for us in our necessity. 

Guide us, O Thou great Jehovah, defend us and 

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help us through this and coming days. In the 
depths of our hearts may there be undisturbed con- 
fidence in Thee. May we take our lower nature and 
sacrifice it at the shrine of godliness. May our 
words be gentle and our speech kind. May we be 
strengthened against temptation and hardy in our 
service of duty. Like warriors of old may we go 
forth with the sword of truth, the shield of justice, 
the armor of righteousness and wage a holy war 
against all the causes that keep men's minds in bon- 
dage, their souls in slavery and their hearts in 
chains. May our lives be harmonious with Thy 
will. As Thou art One, so may minkind's unity be 
established. May the morning soon dawn, when all 
men, united and ransomed, shall chant to Thee the 
words sung by choirs of ministering angels : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•rrpa psn bs tihn nitcx nT/» t&rrp smp trnp 

{Isaiah vi. t j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 



FOR THE BEREAVED, 

[See Page /j.) 

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ANTHEM. 
LECTURE, 

SOMETHING EACH DAY. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Something each day, — a word, 

We cannot know its power ; 
It grows in fruitfulness 

As grows the gentle flower. 
What comfort it may bring 

Where all is dark and drear ; 
For a kind word each day 

Makes pleasant all the year. 

Something each day. — a thought, 

Unselfish,, good and true, 
That aids another's need 

While we our way pursue; 
That seeks to lighten hearts, 

That leads to pathways clear, 
For a helpful thought each day 

Makes happy all the year. 

Something each day. — a deed 

Of kindness and of good, 
To link in closer bonds 

All human brotherhood. 
Oh, thus the heavenly will 

We all may do while here ; 
For a good deed each day 

Makes blessed all the year. 

— George Cooper. 

BENEDICTION. 

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PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

LORD of the Universe! We come before Thee 
with the offering of our hearts, putting our trust 
in Thee. May we be greatly satisfied from the 
abundant stores of Thy grace and may we drink 
from the rivers of Thy goodness ; for verily, our souls 
hunger and thirst after Thee, as a tree in a desert 
land. Lead us, O Lord, in Thy righteousness, make 
straight Thy way before us. Grant us the joy of 
Thy presence, as with all our soul, Ave commune 
with Thee, who art the fountain of life. May we 
ever rejoice in Thy service and may we be enabled 
to go from Thy house, strengthened, uplifted and 
ready to do Thy holy will. Amen ! 

ANOTHER DAY. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.') 

O God, I thank Thee for each sight 
Of beauty that Thy hand doth give, 
For sunny skies and air and light ; 
O God. I thank Thee that I live ! 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 

That life I consecrate to Thee ; 
And ever, as the day is born, 
On wings of joy my soul would flee, 
And thank Thee for another morn. 

Another day in which to cast 
Some silent deed of love abroad, 
That, greatening as it journeys past, 
May do some earnest work for God ; 

Another day to do, to dare, 
To tax anew my growing strength, 
To arm my soul with faith and prayer, 
And so reach heaven and Thee at length. 

—Mrs. C. A. Mason. 

GLORIFICATION* 

Rabbi: 

Thou art, O God, the light and life, of all the 
wondrous universe that meets our gaze, or that, 
transcending man's vision and understanding, whirls 
in unending space. Thou art the Source of the in- 
comprehensible energy that manifests Thee in the 
wondrous forces, doing Thy will and supplying 
man's needs. Thou art the Cause of the dazzling 
snows that wind the earth in wintry covering, of 
the vernal showers that fertilize it when nature re- 
vives., of the summer sun that builds up the energies 
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and satisfies our wants. The air is vocal with 
myriad sounds that evidence Thy divine presence ; 
earth streams with countless fountains of fertility 
that testify to Thy providence ; the seas, under the 
earth, teem with witnesses of Thy bounty. Our lives 
are full of joys that speak to us of Thy unmerited 
goodness, of trials that are gracious messengers to 
lead us to Thee. The earth is Thine and all the 
fulness thereof, the universe and all that inhabiteth 
it. All things are Thine, and from Thy bounteous 
hand we receive them. Accept, O God, our grateful 
thanks for Thy gracious goodness. We adore Thee 
for Thy love toward us and glorify Thy name now 
and forever. Relying on Thy fatherly mercy and 
trusting in Thy infinite pity we pray to Thee : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily 
established on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying : This is from the Lord ; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellow- 
men as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, 
loving mercy, seeking equity. May we always 
bear ourselves as though Ave felt that Thou God 

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dost see us. May we add to the good in the world 
and strive to overcome the evil. Grant us susten- 
ance for soul and body and cause the work of our 
hands to prosper. \Ye humbly pray Thee to be 
with us in all the ways we go. and may we sanctify 
Thy name in life and death through the words of 
our holy teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is 
our God, the Eternal is One/'' 

{Choral Response.) 

•ins mm urita mm b»r\w 

(Deut, vi.j 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively^) 
ISRAEL. 

Rabbi: 

Thou hast this day acknowledged, O Israel, 
That the Eternal is thy God, 

Congregation : 

And the Eternal hath acknowledged thee. 
To be His people, as He hath promised Thee. 

Choir : 

Thou shalt be a blessing: and in thee 

All the families of the earth shall be blessed. 

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Hear now, O Jacob my servant, 
And Israel whom I have chosen ; 

Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, 
My servant, whom I have selected; 

Fear not for I am with thee 

Be not dismayed, for I am thy God. 

I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, 
I will keep thee and will hold thine hand; 

I give thee for a covenant with the peoples, 
And for a light unto the nations. 

To open the eyes of the blind, 

To bring out the prisoners from the prison. 

Thou shalt be a holy people unto the Lord, 
For the Lord hath chosen thee unto Himself. 

Thou art my servant, O Israel. 
Through whom I will be glorified. 

Ye shall be called Priests of the Lord, 
Men shall call you, Ministers of God. 

I will be as the dew unto Israel, 
He shall grow as the lily ; 

His branches shall spread : and his beauty 
Shall be as the olive-tree. 

They n'ho dwell in his shadozv shall revive. 

They shall prosper as the corn and grow as the vine. 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 
PRAYER. 

Rabbi: 

Our Father in heaven, we lift our souls to Thee, 
seeking peace in the shadow of Thy wings, and 
strength through the might of Thy love. It is Thy 
mercy that protects us through the night and Thy 
goodness that guides us through the day. Through 
the wilderness of life Thou proceedest before us, 
leading us by the pillars of light and of cloud, of 
joys and sorrows, on to the promised land, where, 
awaking in Thy likeness, we shall abide forever. 
How often, in our journeying, might we go astray, 
were it not for the help of Thy word, revealed to us 
by prophets and seers, the heroes and martyrs of 
humanity ! They have given us the Holy Book, 
revered by mankind, and we cherish it as our price- 
less possession. May we find it a lamp unto our feet 
and a light unto our path. In temptation may it be 
a shield, in sorrow may it be a consolation, in joy 
may it be a counsellor, in death may it be a hope. 
May it help us to set Thee before us continually and 
having Thee, may we never be moved. 

Help us, O God, to make its commands the 
rules of our life. May we learn from it to do well, to 
uplift the falling and to release the bound, to bring 
light to those that sit in the prison-house of igno- 
rance, to bring liberty to those bound in the cells of 
selfishness. May we consecrate ourselves to the 

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duty it sets before all men, of learning Thy law as 
the means of self-elevation and especially may we 
dedicate ourselves to the mission of Israel, Thv 
servant, to become the witnesses of Thy existence, 
Thy righteousness, Thy justice and Thy love. 

Lord, God, we trust Thee as did our fathers be- 
fore us. By their faithfulness a better understand- 
ing of Thy ways w T ith men has been vouchsafed 
unto mankind. Grant, O God, that we may have the 
courage to remain firm to their convictions, that we 
may be loyal to their conception of Israel's duty as 
the servant through whom Thy name shall be 
spread over all the earth, from the rising of the sun 
to the setting thereof. May w r e be true to our high 
calling as Thy priest-people and, faithful even to 
death, to the duty of proclaiming Thy name. May we 
go on, undismayed and unshaken, even though men 
persecute us and disown us and evilly despite us. 
We pray Thee that more and more Thy light may 
shine upon all men, that the day may soon be at 
hand when all shall acknowledge Thy holy name 
and adore Thee in the words of our fathers : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•itds psn bs k^>d rntos mr* fcvrp ernp pnp 

(Isaiah vi % , ? ) 

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(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See Page is.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 

ON THE FIELD. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Oh, blest is he to whom is given 

The instinct that can tell 
That God is on the field, when He 

Is most invisible. 

And blest is he who can divine 

Where real right doth lie. 
And dares to take the side that seems 

Wrong, to man's blindfold eye. 

And right is right, since God is God ; 

And right the day must win ; 
To doubt would be disloyalty, 

To falter would be sin. 

— F. W. Faber. 



BENEDICTION. 

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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

LORD of the Universe ! Relying on Thy abund- 
ant mercies and not on our own righteous- 
ness, we offer our supplications before Thee, in 
this, Thy house, the very gate of heaven. In Thee 
is our salvation ; for Thou art the rock of our 
strength and refuge. We worship Thee in the beau- 
ty of holiness ; we pour out our hearts before Thee 
in reverence for Thy glorious name. Enable us 
here, O God, to search our ways and to turn again 
to Thee. Pour out Thy spirit upon us and guide us 
unto Thee in the way of light and truth. May our 
prayers be as incense before Thee, and the raising 
of our hands as a free-will sacrifice. Amen. 

A PRAYER. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
I ask not wealth, but power to take 
And use the things I have aright ; 
Xot years, but wisdom that shall make 
My life a profit and delight. 

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I ask not that for me the plan 
Of good and ill be set aside, 
But that the common lot of man 
Be nobly borne and glorified. 

I know I may not always keep 
My steps in places green and sweet, 
Xor find the pathway of the deep 
A path of safety to my feet. 

But pray that,, w r hen the tempest's breath 
Shall fiercely sweep my way about, 
I make not shipwreck of my faith 
In the unfathomed sea of doubt. 

— Elim. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi: 

Oh, Lord, most holy, O God most righteous ! 
Who is like Thee among the mighty, who is like 
Thee glorious in excellence? The heavens are Thy 
throne and the earth is Thy footstool. The clouds 
are Thy chariots, Thou walkest on the wings of the 
wind. Thou makest the winds Thy messengers and 
flaming fires the servants of Thy will. The uni- 
verse and all its forces move in wondrous measure, 
chanting praises to Thee in songs without words. 
The celestial bodies move in their orbits ; the winds 
wander hither and thither; the rivulets leap and 

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sparkle in the sunshine ; the cataracts sweep down 
into lake and river and ocean, whose waters flow 
on, keeping time to the universal rhythm, which 
is the product of Thy law r s. Considerations of love 
and reverence and gratitude bring us, with bended 
knee, before Thee, our Lord and only God. Other 
gods are idols ; Thou, Lord of the Universe, alone 
art God. They have eyes and see not ; ears, and 
hear not ; but Thou, the Father of all, lookest with 
mercy upon all Thy creatures and hearest the 
petitions of all who, in a contrite and humble spirit, 
call upon Thee. Hearken to the voice of our cry, 
our King and God ; give ear to our words, and 
answer us as we pray to Thee : 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 

Our God, w,ho art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying : This is from the Lord : 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 

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selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 
soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. YVe humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, ''Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One/' 

{Choral Response.) 

(Deut. vz\, 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
RIGHTEOUSNESS. 

Rabbi : 

Thus saith God: do justice and righteousness; 
Deliver the oppressed from the oppressor; 

Congregation : 

And do no wrong ; do no violence to the stranger 
Xor to the fatherless, nor to the widow. 

Choir : 

Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, 
Seek righteousness, seek meekness. 

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The way of the wicked 

Is an abomination unto the Lord, 

But He loveth him 

That followeth after righteousness. 

In the way of righteousness is life; 

In the pathway thereof there is no death. 

He, that followeth after righteousness, 
Shall find life, righteousness and honor. 

The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, 
But the way of the wicked shall perish. 

It shall be our righteousness, if we observe 

To do all these commandments before the Lord. 

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, 
And trust in the Lord. 

The righteous Lord loveth righteousness : 
His countenance beholdeth the upright. 

The work of righteousness shall be peace, 

The effect of righteousness, quietness and safety. 

Lord, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? 
Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? 

He that worketh righteousness.. 
And speaketh the truth in his heart ; 

He that backbiteth not with his tongue. 
Nor docth evil to his neighbor. 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 
PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Help us, O God., in our search after Thee, to 
find Thee in Thy handiwork. Xo man can see 
Thee and live. The finite, human mind cannot 
fully understand Thy nature. We cannot know 
Thee as Thou art, Eternal and Infinite Creator of 
all ; but Thou hast placed within us Thy monitor, 
conscience, and Thy agent, reason, by means of 
which Thy w T ill becomes manifest to us. Clouds and 
darkness are round about Thee, but justice and 
righteousness are the habitation of Thy throne. 
Righteous are all Thy ways, O God, whose name is 
Jehovah, our Righteousness. 

May we make this attribute of Thy perfection 
our ideal. Dispose us, O God, to study Thy law 
and may our meditation on Thy word lead us to 
strive after righteousness. May this grand old 
word, coined in the spiritual mint of Thy people 
Israel, be, the inspiring theme of our lives. May 
we long for it as the hunted, heated stag yearns for 
water-brooks. May we transform this desire into 
an active principle, so that we invite Thy blessing 
as a reward for our faithfulness and as a recom- 
pense for our devotion to the causes dear to Thee. 

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We seek Thee, O God, and find Thee in the 
service we unselfishly render to our fellowmen. 
Grant us the joy of Thy presence. Setting Thee, 
the God of righteousness, before us and having 
Thee with us, we cannot fail to enjoy the highest 
blessings. Even thorns do not painfully tear the 
flesh, and nettles do not harmfully sting and rocks 
and reefs do not grievously cut our feet, as we pass 
over the rugged, narrow r path of life, if Thy sun of 
righteousness rise for us and illumine the dark 
places of our wanderings. Grant us Thy help to 
loose the bands of wickedness, to throw off the 
yoke of sin and to cling to a righteous ideal all the 
days of our life. 

Bless us all, our Father. Bless those who are 
gathered here to-day and those who are absent. 
Send Thy blessing upon all congregations in this 
and other cities, that are gathered in Thy honor. 
Bestow Thy benediction upon all ministers of Thy 
wford, who serve Thee in sincerity and in truth. 
Grant consolation to the sorrow-stricken and 
strength to the suffering. Hold the cup of Thy 
consolation to the lips of mourners, and let the rain- 
bow of promise appear before the tear-stained eyes 
of all who grieve. Sanctify our sorrows, hallow 
our afflictions, consecrate our trials. 

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Grant wisdom to all the officers of our land, 
from our chosen chief in the place of highest au- 
thority, to the humblest servant of this great Re- 
public. In serving the cause of this nation, may 
they dedicate their efforts unto Thee in righteous- 
ness and holiness. May it be Thy will, our heavenly 
Father, that men may worship Thee in the spirit of 
loving children ; that they may learn to see that 
Thou art best worshipped in peace and love, never 
by hatred and abuse; that they may strive for the 
speedy advent of Thy kingdom of righteousness on 
earth, when war shall cease and strife shall end; 
when the battle-flag shall be removed, and the 
standard of love be unfurled ; when all men shall 
praise Thee and adore Thee in the words announc- 
ed by the seer, who, in beatific vision, saw celestial 
messengers bend before Thee and exclaim : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 
pKfl N*?D mtfSX HTi^ »VTp ETPTp tPHp 

{Isaiah vi,, j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 

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FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See Page 15. ) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 
GOD SPEED THE RIGHT. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Now to heaven our prayer ascending, 

God speed the right; 
In a noble cause contending, 

God speed the right. 
Be our zeal in heaven recorded, 
With success on earth rewarded, 

God speed the right. 

Patient, firm and persevering, 

God speed the right ; 
Ne'er the event nor danger fearing, 

God speed the right. 
Pains nor toils nor trials heeding, 
And in heavens time succeeding — 

God speed the right. 

Still our onward course pursuing, 

God speed the right : 
Every foe at length subduing, 

God speed the right. 
Truth our cause, whate'er delay it. 
There's no power on earth can stay it : 

God speed the right. 

— W. E. Hickson. 

BENEDICTION. 

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PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

DESIRING to be blessed by Thy beneficence, we 
have gathered at Thy shrine, O God, to wor- 
ship Thy perfection. Thy word alone satisfies 
the hunger and thirst of our souls. Bowing here be- 
fore Thee, in reverence and love, we drink in influ- 
ences that inspire us to follow Thee and to make 
Thy will our law. In Thee, O God, do we put our 
trust. Thou art not a man that Thou shouldst de- 
ceive us, but God, even our own God, who art ever 
nigh unto those who call upon Thee, to bless them 
at all times with Thy grace and peace. Mayest 
Thou, O God, be with us now and from this time, 
henceforth, even forever. Amen. 

THE CALL. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Abide not in the realm of dreams, 
O man, however fair it seems ; 
But with clear eye the present scan, 
And hear the call of God and man. 

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Think not in sleep to fold thy hands, 
Forgetful of thy Lord's commands : 
From duty's claims no life is free, — 
Behold, to-day hath need of thee ! 

While the day lingers, do thy best. 
Full soon the night will bring its rest ; 
And, duty done, that rest shall be 
Full of beatitudes to thee. 

— W. H. Burleigh. 
GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Before any being was created, Thou wast, Lord 
God of the spirit of all flesh. From eternity to eter- 
uity, Thou art the same. Thy existence knows no 
end. Finite mind cannot search out Thy beginning. 
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom ; Thy do- 
minion endures throughout all generations. As is 
Thy name, Jehovah, the Eternal, so art Thou, the 
everlasting Father of all men. Through all the long 
procession of ages, down through limitless aeons, 
the universe has shown forth Thy wondrous ways 
and Thy children have sought to praise and glorify 
Thee. We desire to place ourselves amid the goodly 
company of Thy humble worshippers. From hut 
and palace, from metropolis and village ; from the 
mouths of rich and poor, old men and boys, women 

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and maidens ; from the hearts of the prosperous, 
from the trembling lips of the sore-tried ; from the 
innocent souls of babes, from the learning of the 
wise, from the investigations of the philosopher, 
from the patient toil of the laborer; from the feath- 
ered tribes of the forests, and from the cattle feeding 
on a thousand hills, there ascends to Thee a grateful 
hymn of praise : Behold the Lord God of Israel 
reigneth and his kingdom is throughout all domin- 
ions. Accept our words of adoration. Incline Thy 
ear unto us. Hear us and answer us as we pray be- 
fore Thee. 

{Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May w r e accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying : This is from the Lord ; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 

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soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

•ins mm wn^a mm b»ya* 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively,) 

JUSTICE AND EQUITY, 

Rabbi : 

Justice, justice, shalt thou pursue, 
In order that thou mayest live. 

Congregation: 

Thou shalt have a perfect and just weight ; 
A perfect and just measure, shalt thou have. 

Choir : 

A false balance is an abomination to God ; 
A just weight is His delight. 



A BOOK OF PRAYER 



Keep ye justice and do ye equity ; 
Blessed is the man that doeth this. 

Hate evil and love the good ; 
Establish justice in the gates. 

// ye execute justice between each other, 
Ye shall dzvell in the land forever and ever. 

Thou shalt take no bribe ; for a bribe 
Blindeth the wise and perverteth justice. 

Learn to do well, seek justice; 

Judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 

Thus saith the Lord, execute true justice, 

And show mercy and compassion to each other. 

Take away the noise of your festive songs, 
For God will not hear their melody : 

But let justice flow like a river, 
And equity like a mighty cataract. 

To do justice and equity is, to God 
More desirable than sacrifices. 

What doth the Lord require of thee? 

To do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly. 

Defend the poor and fatherless, 

Do justice to the afflicted and needy. 

Blessed are they that keep justice. 
That do equity at all times. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

O Thou, Bestower of all good, we repair to 
Thee, clinging in loving dependence on Thee and 
glorying in our responsibility to Thee. Thou dost 
not ask of us only the offering of our possessions, 
but also the sacrifice of our weak wills. Thou hast 
shown us what is good, and hast made it clear that 
Thou requirest us to love what is merciful, to do 
what is just and to walk in humility before Thee. 

Grant us Thy aid to lead a life consecrated to 
the holy ideal of justice. May we not refuse to 
others what we demand for ourselves. May we be 
willing that others should deal by us as we deal by 
them. May all our actions be harmonious with the 
law of truth and right. May we temper our deeds 
of justice by works of mercy, remembering that to 
err is human, to forgive, divine. May all our inter- 
course with our fellow-men be marked by equity. 

Lord, God, help us, through a contemplation 
of Thy attributes of grace and justice, to overcome 
all uncharitable thoughts and reflections concerning 
our neighbors. Enable us to attribute good motives 
to others, to resist the temptation to lower or to un- 
der-estimate the goodness and the purity of their 
intentions. May we keep our tongue from evil and 
our lips from speaking guile. May our soul be dumb 

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toward those who seek our harm. May w£ be forti- 
fied against temptation and strengthened against 
the desire to seek what may prove our undoing. 
Teach us to love our fellow-men and may we evi- 
dence our love by being just in all our dealings. 
Day by day may we grow nobler, holier, better. 

Deign, our Father, to be with the prosperous 
and aid them to use well the opportunity Thou hast 
granted them. Be with the sorrow-laden. Even 
though Thou causest them to drink waters, like unto 
Marah in bitterness, may they, nevertheless, rise re- 
freshed and satisfied. Be with those upon whom 
sickness presses sore. May it be Thy will, that the 
sun of life shall not set, while it is yet day. 

Grant to us the joy of a conscience at peace. 
No home can gratify, no material harvest bless, no 
food satisfy, no waters slake the thirst, of those op- 
pressed by the sting of conscience. It may seem 
that, with barns well stocked and possessions un- 
limited, happiness is theirs, but we do not doubt that 
their joys are poisoned by remorse, their food turns 
to ashes, their homes become dungeons, because 
Thou canst not bless them. 

Almighty God, grant that we do that which is 
altogether just and thus live a noble life, worthy of 
Thy Fatherly benediction. May we honor Thee by 
orderly and upright lives. May we ever seek to 

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please Thee, Lord, God of all, whose attributes are 
Justice and Righteousness, Equity and Love ; Thee, 
whom the angels praise, calling one to another: 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

sn m 22 pan t&n rwax nay* mp tamp tsnnp 

{Isaiah vi,, j.) 

(77zr Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 



FOR THE BEREAVED. 

(See Page 75.) 



ANTHEM. 



LECTURE. 

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A BOOK OF PRAYER. 



THE SEED* 

(To be sung by Chow and Congregation.) 

Now is the seed-time; God alone, 
Beyond our vision weak and dim, 
Beholds the end of what is sown : 
The harvest-time is hid with Him. 

Yet unforgotten where it lies, 
Though seeming on the desert cast, 
The seed of gen'rous sacrifice 
Shall rise with bloom and fruit, at last. 

And he who blesses most is blest ; 

For God and man shall own his worth 

Who toils to leave as his bequest 

An added beauty on the earth. 

—J. G. Whittier. 



BENEDICTION* 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

FATHER of all, we come into Thy courts 
to sing before Thee our morning psalm, 
to bring before Thee the offering of our 
praise, to pray for Thy help and guidance. Thou 
art more ready to answer than we are to 
ask, for Thou art a God of mercy and 
love. Thou desirest not sacrifice, else would we 
bring it ; thou delightest not in burnt offering. The 
sacrifices pleasing to Thee, O God, are a broken 
spirit ; a broken and a contrite heart, Thou wilt not 
despise. In humility and reverence we stand before 
Thee, beseeching Thee to accept our service and to 
prosper our undertaking. May our praises and our 
prayers be acceptable before Thee, and may we add, 
to the words of our lips, worthy deeds, dedicated to 
the glory of Thy holy name, and devoted to the 
welfare of our fellowmen. Amen. 

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FORWARD! 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Forward ! be our watchword, 

Steps and voices joined; 
Seek the things before us, 

Not a look behind ; 
Burns the fiery pillar 

At our army's head ; 
Who shall dream of shrinking, 

By th' Eternal led? 
Forward through the desert, 

Through the toil and fight; 
Jordan flows before us, 

Zion beams with light. 

Glories upon glories 

Hath our God prepared, 
By the souls that love Him 

One day to be shared : 
Eye hath not beheld them, 

Ear hath never heard ; 
Nor of these hath uttered 

Thought or speech a word : 
Forward' marching onward, 

Where the heaven is bright, 
Till the veil be lifted, 

Till our faith be sight. 

— Alford. 



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GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi: 

Almighty God, Thou art Lord of all worlds, 
Creator of all that pervades unending space. Xone 
ever directed Thy Spirit, with none didst Thou take 
counsel. Nations, before Thee, are as a single drop 
in the immensity of the heaving ocean ; the whole 
earth is as vanity in respect of Thee. Thou art so 
unspeakably great that the mind of man bows in 
humble and reverent homage before Thee. 

To whom can we compare Thee, O God? 
What likeness can we make of Thee? Eternal and 
Infinite God. we would but profane Thy perfection, 
were we to institute any similitude between Thee 
and the works of Thy hands. In all things Thy 
grandeur excelleth the art of man's power of com- 
parison. The whole universe is Thy temple. The 
forces of nature are Thy messengers., the servants 
of Thy will, through which we may gain a glimpse 
of Thy ineffable greatness. Every flower that 
adorns the emerald field wafts to Thee the incense 
of praise; from early morn, till the light of day 
withdraws behind purple hills, the mountains and 
meadows are Thy altars on which the sun kindles 
the sacrificial fires : each night, the quivering stars 
throb as with sentiments of thanksgiving. Great ar: 
Thou, and greatly to be praised ; yet Thou dost not 
despise even the smallest of Thy creatures. There- 

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fore we praise Thee and glorify Thy name. There- 
fore, we come before Thee with childlike confidence 
and fervently pray Thee : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 
soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

.nn« rnrp wnbx mrr» bx-\w 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 
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OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
COURAGE, 

Rabbi : 

Be strong and of good courage, 
Fear not, neither be afraid : 

Congregation : 

For the Lord, thy God, goeth with thee, 
He will not fail thee nor forsake thee. 

Choir : 

Only be thou strong and very courageous, 
And observe to do all this law. 

Only deal courageously, 

And the Lord shall be with the good. 

Is not the Lord among us? 
Xo evil can come upon us. 

The wicked flee when no man pursucth, 
But the righteous are bold as a lion. 

I have set my face as a flint, 

I know that I shall not be ashamed. 

I will announce Thy testimonies before kings, 
Who is he that shall condemn me? 

The Lord is on my side, 

I fear not what man may do to me. 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 

Fear not, O Jacob, my servant 

And thou, Israel, whom I have chosen. 

Fear thou not, for I am with thee, 
Be not dismayed, for I am thy God. 

Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, 
And He shall strengthen thine heart. 

I will not fear ten thousands of people, 
That have set themselves against me. 

The Lord is my light and my salvation, 
Whom shall I fear? 

The Lord is the strength of my life, 
Of whom shall I be afraid : 

PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

O, Thou Eternal and most merciful God, 
Whose presence fills all space and Whose existence 
is through all time, we repair to Thee amid the 
cares and burdens of life, seeking light in following 
Thee and in meditating on Thy holy word. May we 
find Thee a pillar of fire amid the darkness that 
often besets us. and may Thy word be a lamp unto 
our feet as we pass along rugged and thorny paths. 

Thou art our fathers' God. Thou wast with 
them in the days of trial and misfortune and Thy 

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promise sustained them in the hours of agony and 
martyrdom. The waters well-nigh overflowed their 
souls; the fires seemed about to consume them: but 
Thou, God, wast nigh to them and didst save the 
people, through whom, a better understanding of 
Thy ways with men, has been vouchsafed to hu- 
manity. Thou didst suffer none to do harm unto 
Israel with impunity. In his behalf Thou didst per- 
mit no weapon forged against Thy servant to pros- 
per, but Thou didst shatter the uplifted sword, as 
w r ith a hammer that breaketh the rocks. Thy love 
hath protected us at all times and round about us, 
have ever been Thy everlasting arms. 

In all ages, O God, Thou hast inspired Thy be- 
loved servants to wage war for truth and right and 
conscience' sake. Denied and despised were they in 
their day, but their reward has been great. With 
faith in Thy grace, they fought for Thy cause, as- 
sured that in serving Thee, they were serving their 
fellow-men. Wreathed and laurelled, praised and 
honored are they to-day ; an uplifted and grateful 
mankind chants paeans of victory to their precious 
memory. 

Lord God, fill us with their zeal. May Ave be 
inspired by their courage. May we possess their 
faith. May our confidence in Thee lead us to emu- 
late their bravery. May Ave use their Aveapons, fol- 

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low their example and prove ourselves bold cham- 
pions of truth and righteousness, of mercy and jus- 
tice. May we possess their fidelity to conviction. 
With unswerving devotion, with unshaken faith, 
with unabating confidence, may we follow Thee, 
even as did those noble examples of human excel- 
lence, whose deeds we desire to emulate. 

Our Father, may it be Thy will that the days of 
oppression may soon be over. Hear Thou the cry 
of the unfortunate, bound by the chains of persecu- 
tion. Let truth triumph. Hasten the day of bless- 
ed promise when the knowledge of Thee shall fill 
the earth and lead men along the paths of righteous- 
ness. Let the day soon dawn when all men shall 
be blessed by their service of Thee, when all men 
shall be free, when all men shall praise Thee and 
acknowledge Thy sanctity, repeating in joy and in 
peace the words of Israel's inspired writer : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

p«n n^d nwas mrr* amp vmp mp 

{Isaiah vi,, 

{The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 

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FOR THE BEREAVED. 

(See Page is.) 



ANTHEM* 
LECTURE* 

THE HEROES* 

{To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Praise to the heroes 

Who struck for the right, 
When freedom and truth 

Were defended in fight: 
Of blood-shedding hirelings 

The deeds are abhorred, 
But the patriot smites, 

And wte honour his sword. 

Praise to the martyrs 

Who died for the right, 
Nor ever bowed down 

At the bidding of might : 
Their ashes were cast 

All abroad on the wind. 
But more widely the blessings 

They won for mankind. 

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Praise to the sages, 

The teachers of right, 
Whose voice in the darkness 

Said, "Let there be light." 
The sophist may gain 

The renown of an hour, 
But wisdom is glory, 

While knowledge is powder. 

Heroes, martyrs, and sages, 

True prophets of right ! 
They foresaw, and they made 

Alan's futurity bright. 
Their fame will ascend 

Till the world sink in flames ; 
Be their spirit in all 

Who sing praise to their names ! 

— W. J. Fox. 



BENEDICTION. 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

FATHER of all, in every clime and in every 
age adored by Thy children, we most grate- 
fully approach Thee this day to yield Thee 
hearty thanks for Thy providential care of us and 
of those dear to us. We seek Thy presence, for 
where Thou art there are joy and great hope. May 
we learn, while before Thee, so to number our days 
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. We 
pray Thee to satisfy us with Thy mercy, which is 
more precious to us than fine gold, and sweeter to 
us than the droppings of the honey-comb. Let Thy 
work appear unto Thy servants and Thy glory unto 
Thy children. May Thy beauty be upon us. 
Establish Thou the work of our hands for us ; yea, 
the work of our hands establish Thou it. Amen. 

OUR FATHERS' GOD. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
To thee, O God, whose guiding hand 
Our fathers led across the sea, 
And brought them to the barren shore, 
Where they might freely worship Thee ; 

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To Thee, O God ! whose arm sustained 
Their footsteps in the desert land, 
Where sickness lurked and death assailed, 
And foes beset on every hand, — 

To Thee, O God ; we lift our eyes, 
To Thee our grateful voices raise, 
And kneeling at Thy gracious throne, 
Devoutly join in hymns of praise. 

Our fathers' God ; incline Thine ear, 
And listen to our heartfelt prayer ; 
Surround us with Thy heavenly grace, 
And guard us with Thy constant care. 

Our fathers' God ! in Thee we'll trust, 

Sheltered by Thee from every harm ; 

We'll follow 7 where Thy hand shall guide, 

And lean on Thy sustaining arm. 

— W. T. Davis. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Our soul doth greatly rejoice in Thee, O Lord, 
God of our salvation. With Thee is the fountain 
of life. Every good and precious gift cometh from 
Thee. Each trial or burden, sent for our good, is 
a merciful angel from Thee. Thou, Lord, doest 
justice and executest righteousness. Thou hast no 
respect of persons, takest no bribe, makest no mis- 

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takes. With Thee equity is absolute and justice is 
eternal. As the heavens are high above the earth, 
so art Thou exalted above all human thought of 
Thee. There is not speech enough at our disposal 
wherewith to praise Thee. We lack words where- 
with to express our appreciation of Thy glory. We 
can only humbly bow our heads before the proofs 
of Thy sanctity, bend our knee before the evidences 
of Thy love and prostrate ourselves before the 
manifestations of Thy greatness. Awed by Thy 
wondrous power, we feel how, unworthy we are ; but 
remembering that w r e are quickened by Thy law, 
created by Thy love, formed by Thy spirit, we look 
to Thee for help and prayerfully beseech Thee : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in. heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 

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us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 
soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be w r ith us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God. 
the Eternal is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

.-tns mm wnbx mm yvw 

(Deut. vi.y 4.) 



OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
CHARITY. 

Rabbi : 

If thy brother be waxen poor, 
Then thou shalt relieve him ; 

Congregation : 

Though he be a stranger, or a sojourner, 
Help him, that he may live among thee. 

Choir : 

Blessed is he that considereth the poor ; 

The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 

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If there be among thee a poor man 

Thou shalt not harden thine heart against him ; 

Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, 
And lend him sufficient for his need. 

Whoso listencth not to the cry of the poor 
Shall also cry, but shall not be heard. 

Deal thy bread to the hungry, 
Bring the outcast poor to thy house. 

When thou seest the naked, cover him, 
Hide not thyself from thine own flesh. 

The righteous considercth the cause of the poor, 
But the wicked pretendeth not to know it. 

The poor shall never cease out of the land, 
Therefore, open wide thine hand unto thy poor, 

Say not, come again, I will give to-morrow 
When thou hast it by thee. 

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; 
But charity deliver eth from death. 

Blessed be he that hath a bountiful eye 
For he givcth of his bread to the poor. 

He that helpeth the poor shall not lack ; 

He that hideth his eyes shall have many a curs'e. 

Think no evil in your heart against another] 
He that cover eth a fault seeketh love. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Day after day, O Lord, Thou loadest us with 
Thy benefits. More than we can think is the 
number of the mercies which, in Thy love, Thou 
showerest upon us. Thou hast made the world 
beautiful for our sakes ; thou hast filled it with all 
that is necessary for our welfare ; thou hast en- 
dowed us with senses that enable us to appreciate 
the joy of living and with a mind and soul that ren- 
der us capable of apprehending the wonders of Thy 
ways with us. 

We thank Thee for the unfailing goodness 
which is displayed to us at all times, and we ask 
Thy divine aid in our desire to share the bounty 
Thou lovingly grantest us with those, from whom 
much' is withheld. May Ave have a heart of pity for 
the suffering and the unfortunate. May we be dis- 
posed to aid the needy and destitute. May we 
speak the gentle word, think the kind thought and 
do the unselfish deed to our neighbor. 

May we strive to overcome our faults, being 
generous towards the failings of all. but our own. 
May we forgive others and prove unpardoning onlv 
to our own vices. May we have no fear, except the 
fear of doing wrong. May we forget the unkind- 
ness done to us and remember only how often we 

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err. May w,e who ask pardon of Thee learn how- 
to shew forgiveness to others. May we cast away 
the burden of our sins as we would hurl from us 
some loathsome insect. 

Be with us, O God, at all times. Protect our 
dear ones when we are parted from each other. 
May we be near each other in Thee. May Thy love 
prove a shield to us and bring us close, though miles 
of land, and even seas, keep us apart. Bless those 
we love. Spare them every trial, except such as 
shall be necessary to bring them to Thee. Guide 
them in Thy love ; lead them by Thy hand ; for 
those whom Thou blessest are indeed blessed ; their 
days on earth pass in peace and joy, which none can 
disturb. 

AYe pray, O God, that thou wilt grant Thy 
favor unto all who work for the sacred cause of 
humanity. Be with those who teach Thy word in 
the churches of this and other cities, in this and 
other lands. Illumine, with the light of Thy coun- 
tenance, the ways of all who give their thought and 
time and possessions for the aid of the poor. Be 
with those who teach the young and nay their holy 
efforts be crowned by the spread of intelligence and 
a willingness to lead lives pleasing to Thee. May 
all labor, that is done by any of Thy children, for 
the approximation of Thy kingdom on earth, be 
mercifully blessed of Thee. 

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Hasten the day, O Lord, when all men, quick- 
ened by Thy love, may see Thy glory and acknowl- 
edge Thy reign ; when all men shall be to each other 
as brethren ; when they shall form a goodly com- 
pany of worshippers, sanctifying Thy name in the 
words of Thy faithful servant : 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

/rnaa p«n xbz nnos rnrv vmp vrnp ernp 

(Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page //.) 

ANTHEM, 
LECTURE. 



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THE ACCEPTED OFFERING. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Lord, what offering shall we bring, 
At Thine altar, when we bow? 
Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring 
Whence the kind affections flow ; 
Soft compassion's feeling soul. 
By the melting eye expressed ; 
Sympathy, at whose control 
Sorrow leaves the wounded breast; 

Willing hands to lead the blind, 
Bind the wounded, feed the poor; 
Love, embracing all our kind ; 
Charity, with liberal store. 
Teach us, O Thou heavenly King, 
Thus to show our grateful mind, 
Thus the accepted offering bring, — 
Love to Thee and all mankind. 

— John Taylor. 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, we de- 
voutly beseech Thee that Thou wilt grant 
unto each of us, gathered before Thee this 
day, an understanding mind and a heart of wisdom, 
by which we may perceive Thy will and resolutely 
strive to fulfil it. While yet in Thy presence may our 
minds be so illumined that we see the right, and our 
hearts so attuned to Thee that we serve Thee in 
reverence and love. May this be an acceptable hour 
before Thee, O God ; in the abundance of Thy love 
answer us according to the greatness of Thy tender 
mercy. Amen. 

LIFE'S WORK. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Arise, my soul ! nor dream the hours 

Of life away ; 
Arise ! and do thy being's work 

While yet 'tis day. 

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The doer, not the dreamer, breaks 

The baleful spell, 
Which binds with iron hands the earth 

On which we dwell. 

Up, soul ! or war, with fiery feet, 

Will tread down men ; 
Up ! or its bloody hands will reap 

The earth again. 

Oh dreamer wake ! your brother man 

Is still a slave ; 
And thousands go heart-crushed this morn 
Unto the grave. 

The brow of wrong is laurel-crowned, 

Xot girt with shame : 
And love and truth and right as yet 

Are but a name. 

From out time's urn your golden hours 

Flow fast away : — 
Then dreamer up ! and do life's work 

While yet 'tis day. 

— Anon. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Creator and Lord of the Universe ! Before man 
set his foot on the earth, before any object took form 
thereon. Thou wast its King. Ever since the uni- 

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verse was called into existence bv Thy will, unto this 
present hour. Thou hast been its mighty Ruler. Even 
if the ends of the earth should fall into nothingness, 
even if all that Thou hast created should cease to be, 
Thy days would not end. Thou wouldst still reign in 
unspeakable grandeur. Thou wast. Thou art, Thou 
wilt be forever, throned in glory and majesty. Thou 
art One. There is none like unto Thee ; without peer, 
without associate, art Thou. Thou art the Eternal ; 
with Thee beginning and end are unknown. Thou art 
past our searching out ; to Thy greatness and good- 
ness, there is no limit. Thou art our God, our living 
Redeemer, the Rock of ages, our Refuge. There- 
fore we adore Thee and glorify Thee. Therefore we 
approach Thee with our humble petitions and 
reverently pray : 
{Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, wdio art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us. saying : This is from the Lord ; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
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SERVICE X . 



mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 
soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

{Deut. vz'., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
MERCY. 

Rabbi : 

Turn thou to thy God, 
Keep mercy and do justice. 

Congregation: 

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee, 
Bind them about thy neck. 

Choir : 

Write them upon the tabic of thy heart, 
And thus find favor with God and man. 
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Mercy and truth preserve the king, 
And his throne is upholden by mercy. 

The righteous regardeth the life of his beast: 
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul, 
But the cruel troublcth his own flesh. 

The worth of a man is his kindness ; 
And a poor man is better than a liar. 

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth, 
But blessed is he that hath mercy. 

To him that is afflicted 
Pity should be shaved. 

If thou pour out thy soul to the hungry, 
And satisfy the afflicted soul: 

Thy light shall rise in obscurity, 
And thy darkness be as the noon day. 

With the merciful God is merciful) 
With the upright He is upright. 

If thy enemy be hungry 
Give him bread to eat. 

If thy enemy be thirsty 
Give him water to drink. 

Execute true justice, and shew mercy 
And compassion, every man to his brother. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

May it be Thy will, our Father in heaven, that 
we become accustomed to fulfil Thy law and that 
w r e cleave unto Thy commandments. May we have 
that spiritual sense that shall lead us to find in Thee 
the source of our truest joys and surest strength. 
May we, with Thy help, not permit sin to find a 
resting place within our souls, nor an abiding place 
in our lives. May we accept Thy offer of pardon 
for the errors committed in the past and may a 
purer life, with nobler aspirations and higher yearn- 
ings, be Thy answer to our prayers. 

Deign, O God, to fill our hearts with Thy pres- 
ence. Without Thee, they are empty and void of 
the qualities that make us Thy worthy children. 
May we be moved by a consideration of Thy tender 
mercy toward us, to do the deeds of mercy towards 
the needy. As Thy sun sheds its refulgent rays on 
all alike, as Thy fertilizing rain falls on the soil of 
all alike, as Thy winds blow hither and thither over 
the earth and seas, visiting all alike, so may our 
hearts be moved in pity and compassion towards 
all who may need our help, without distinctions of 
race or creed or country. 

In all the changes that may occur throughout 
our lives, may we be ever possessed by a sense of 

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Thy unchanging love. In all our doubts and uncer- 
tainties, may we turn to Thee, the Eternal, and 
seek Thy will. May we strive to find out what 
Thou desirest of us, and discovering it, do it, that 
we may live in conformity with Thy law. May 
humility be our sanctuary. May mercy be our 
shrine. May truth be our altar. May a pure and 
holy life be the temple in which and through which 
we serve Thee and our fellow men. 

We pray for Thy help in all our undertakings. 
Bless us with the consciousness that everything 
done for Thy glory must succeed, even though men 
frown upon it and make of Thy servants a byword 
and a scorn. Bless our friendships and our loves. 
Turn the hearts of parents unto their children and 
the hearts of children unto their parents. May con- 
jugal fidelity, filial piety and parental devotion be 
ideals after which we aspire. May husbands and 
wives be faithful to the vows made before Thine 
altar. May parents seek the true Welfare of their 
children, by dedicating them early to Thy ser- 
vice. May children grow in godly reverence, in 
fear of sin and in love of truth. 

Lord God, hasten the day when tlie knowledge 
of Thee shall fill the earth as the waters cover the 
bed of the sea ; when all men shall worship Thee, 
the God of Righteousness, when over all there shall 

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be established the reign of affectionate justice, when 
all men shall praise Thy holiness and sanctify Thy 
name in the words uttered by Judah's great prophet 
in the days of old : 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

•maa pun hi n^>d nwas mrr> »np errp mp 

{Isaiah vi, t j.) 

{The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 



FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page 75.) 



ANTHEM. 



Lof.C. 



LECTURE. 



A BOOK OF P RA Y ER 



SHARE WITH OTHERS. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

When thy heart, with joy o'erflowing, 

Sings a thankful prayer, 
In thy joy, oh, let thy brother 

With thee share. 

When the harvest-sheaves ingathered 

Fill thy barns with store, 
To thy God and to thy brother 

Give the more. 

Hast thou borne a secret sorrow 

In thy lonely breast ? 
Take to thee thy sorrowing brother 

For a guest. 

Share with h'm thy bread of blessing, 

Sorrow's burden share ; 
When thy heart enfolds a brother, 

God is there. 

— T. C. Williams. 



BENEDICTION* 



SERVICE XI. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

WHEREWITH shall we come before Thee and 
bow ourselves before Thee, O Most High? 
Surely Thou hast shewed us what is good 
and what Thou requirest of us : nothing but to do 
justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with 
Thee. May this service impress this truth deeply 
upon our souls. Man may look to the outward, but 
Thou God lookest to the heart. May our worship 
of Thee strengthen our hearts that we permit no 
image to dwell therein, but that they become tem- 
ples worthy of Thee. Be with us, O God, in this 
hour of prayer. Be Thou our refuge and let Thy 
everlasting arms rest about us, now and forever. 
Amen. 

AS PASS THE DAYS. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
There are lonely hearts to cherish 

While the days are going by ; 
There are weary souls who perish 

While the days are going by : 
If a smile we can renew 
As our journey we pursue, 
Oh the good we all may do 

While the days are going by ! 
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There's no time for idle scorning 
While the days are going by; 

Be our faces like the morning 
While the days are going by : 

Oh the world is full of sighs, 

Full of sad and weeping eyes ; 

Help the fallen one to rise 
While the days are going by. 

All the loving links that bind us 
While the days are going by, 
One by one wle leave behind us 
While the days are going by : 
But the seeds of good we sow, 
Both in sun and shade will grow, 
And will keep our hearts aglow 
While the days are going by. 

— Anon. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Thou Lord art a merciful and gracious God, 
slow to anger and full of mercy and truth. To for- 
give is Thy glory, to pardon transgression and sin 
is, to Thee, an act of grace. Thy goodness is as 
abundant as Thy wisdom is perfect and Thy chil- 
dren find a safe refuge in the shadow of Thy wings. 
Thou stretchest forth the hand of forgiveness to 

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all who return to Thee with all their heart. Thou 
delightest not in the spiritual death of even the 
wicked,, but thou desirest him to return to Thee 
and live. 

How can we praise Thee for the hope that this 
promise brings to us. Thou art the King of Kings 
and Lord of Lords, abiding in eternity. The 
heavens are Thy throne and the earth thy footstool, 
yet Thou deignest to regard all Thy creatures and 
even to pardon their sins, when, with contrite hearts, 
they seek Thy presence. We adore Thee, Lord of 
all : we worship Thy goodness. We desire to fulfill 
Thy will and therefore we humbly pray : 

[Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 

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strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 
soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

(Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
PURITY AND CHASTITY. 

Rabbi: 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? 
Who shall stand in his holy place? 

Congregation : 

He that hath clean hands and a pure heart 
Who lifteth not his soul to vanity. 

Choir : 

He, that swear eth not falsely, 

Shall be blessed by the God of his salvation. 

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Ye shall be holy, 

For I, the Lord your God am holy. 

My son, if sinners entice thee, 
Consent thou not. 

My son, walk not in their way ; 
Refrain thy foot from their path. 

Keep thy heart with all diligence 
For out of it are the issues of life. 

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son ; 

The friend of riotous men shameth his father. 

He that loveth purity of heart, 
The king shall be his friend. 

Blessed is the man that revereth the Lord 
That greatly delighteth in His commands. 

Happy is the man that walketh not 
In the counsels of the ungodly, 

Nor standeth in the way of sinners 
Nor sitteth in the seat of the scomers. 

Only revere God ; serve Him in truth 
With all your heart. 

Swear not by God's name falsely 
Neither profane the name of thy God. 

Reverence of God prolongcth man's days; 
But the years of the zvicked shall be shortened. 

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PRAYER* 

Rabbi : 

Our God and the God of our fathers, we ap- 
proach Thy altar this day with hearts moved to 
worship Thee for the outpouring of Thy many 
favors. Thou hast brought us out of darkness into 
light, out of slavery into freedom, from oppression 
to liberty, from credulity to pure faith. Thy pro- 
tecting hand has ever been over us and daily the 
light of Thy truth is growing stronger, though still 
feeble and struggling to pierce the clouds of error. 

Give us eyes to see the truth more and more, 
and a disposition to follow it, wherever it takes us. 
May we learn to see that worship of Thee must not 
be limited to the offering of prayer and praise, con- 
fession of wrong-doing and supplication. May we 
understand that pious as may be such devotions, 
they are as nothing before Thee, unless we trans- 
late the words of our mouths and the meditations 
of our hearts into deeds of active piety. May we 
have the spiritual mind to understand, that we serve 
Thee most faithfully when we strive to fulfill Thy 
will ; that we do homage to Thee most sincerely, 
when we endeavor to keep Thy commandments ; 
that we adore Thee most truly, when our service of 
Thee leads us to serve our fellow-men. 

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May we remember that nothing can escape the 
influence of Thy laws, that our thoughts lie bare 
before Thee and our inmost secrets are open to 
Thee. Help us, O God, to be pure in Thy sight. 
May our lives be clean, our actions chaste, our souls 
unsullied by gross sensualism. Give us Thy divine 
help in our endeavor to be holy, as Thou art holy, 
seeking ever to serve Thee in the beauty of holi- 
ness. May Ave be eager to stand on Thy holy hill 
where the pure of heart and the clean of hands are 
established for ever. 

Lord God, aid us to accept Thy dispensations 
in an uncomplaining spirit. May we feel that what- 
soever Thou doest is well done. May we have such 
supreme trust in Thy mercy that, even when all is 
bare and desolate, dark and dreary about us, we 
may feel that Thou wilt bring us out of the depths 
into the brightness of spiritual glory. May we 
never doubt the goodness of Thy purpose. If trials 
come, may they be instruments of good. If sick- 
ness is laid upon us, may it become the means of 
teaching us to depend more on Thee. If death 
enters our homes and loved ones are borne away 
from us. may we be able to look beyond the valley 
of the shadow to the bright heights above. Though 
all Ave possess be lost, may Ave not lose faith in Thy 
good will toAvard us. 

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As the years pass away, O God, may men feel, 
more and more, that Thou art the Father of all of us 
and that we are all brethren. May the belief in Thy 
divine Fatherhood strengthen our faith that some 
da}-, over all the earth, there shall be established 
human brotherhood, that then all men shall worship 
Thee in reverence, proclaim Thy unity and an- 
nounce Thy sanctity in the time honored words of 
the prophet : 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•rnaa pan hi ate nuos nw amp amp amp 

{Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page 13.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 



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VIRTUE SOUGHT FROM GOD. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Assist us, Lord, to act, to be 
What nature and Thy laws decree, 
Worthy that intellectual flame 
Which from Thy breathing spirit came. 

Our moral freedom to maintain, 
Bid passion serve and reason reign, 
Self-poised, and independent still 
Of this wiorld's varying good or ill. 

May our expanded souls disclaim 
The narrow view,, the selfish aim ; 
But with a world-wide love embrace 
Whate'er is friendly to our race. 

O Father ! grace and virtue grant ; 

No more we wish, no more wt want : 

To know, to serve Thee, and to love, 

Is peace below, — is bliss above. 

— Henry Moore. 



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SERVICE XII. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

IN THE courts of Thy house, O Lord, in the 
midst of our Bethel, have we come to invoke 
the outpouring of Thy presence upon us. 
Upon Thy name do we call, offering to Thee the 
sacrifices of thanksgivings and bringing before Thee 
the burden of our needs. Blessed are they that 
come to Thy house trusting in Thee, having faith in 
Thy loving-kindness. Grant us, O God, the joy of 
feeling that our prayer and praise are accepted by 
Thee. Help us to rise from strength to strength in 
our service of Thee and our fellowmen. Be Thou 
our sun and our shield ; grant us grace and glory. 
May it be Thy will that our lips speak Thy praise 
and our lives be tokens of Thy love. Amen. 

THE WISH OF FAITH, 

{To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
God of the changing year, whose arm of power 
In safety leads through danger's darkest hour, — 
Here in Thy presence bow Thy children down, 
To bless Thy mercy, and Thy might to own. 

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Thine are the beams that cheer us on our way, 
And pour around the gladdening light of day ; 
Thine is the night, and the fair orbs that shine 
To cheer its hours of darkness, — all are Thine. 

If round our path the thorns of sorrow grew, 
And mortal friends were faithless, Thou wast true ; 
Did sickness shake the frame, or anguish tear 
The wounded spirit, Thou wast present there. 

Oh, lend Thine ear, and lift our voice to Thee : 
Where'er we dwell, still let Thy mercy be ; 
From year to year, still nearer to Thy shrine 
Draw our frail hearts, and make them wholly Thine ! 

—Miss E. Taylor. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Thy mercies, O Lord, are forever ; Thy faithful- 
ness is through all generations. The heavens praise 
Thy wonders, and the earth declares Thy marvel- 
ous power. Who in the heavens can be compared 
unto Thee? Who among the mightiest can be li- 
kened unto Thee? The heavens are Thine and the 
earth is Thine. The world and the fulness thereof, 
are the works of Thy hands. Justice and righteous- 
ness are the habitation of Thy throne ; mercy and 

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truth go before Thee. Thou art gracious and full 
of compassion ; slow to anger and of great mercy. 
Thou art good to all that Thy will has created. Thy 
tender mercies are over all Thy works. All the 
living wait upon Thee ; Thou disappointest none of 
Thy creatures. Thou openest Thy hand and satis- 
fiest the desire of every living thing. Thou art 
righteous in all Thy ways and holy in all Thy 
works. Thou art nigh unto all them that call upon 
Thee to all that call on Thee in truth. Hearken 
unto our request and answer the petition we offer 
before Thee, as we fervently pray : 
{Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Hirn do what seemeth Him rigfht. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 

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soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways wie go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

(Deut. vi\, 4.) 



OLD TESTAMENT READINGS* 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 

HONESTY. 

Rabbi : 

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, 
Neither lie to one another. 

Congregation : 

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor 
Neither shalt thou rob him. 

Choir : 

Ye. shall do no unrighteousness, 

In balance, in weight, or in measure. 



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Thou shalt not have in thine house 
Divers measures, a great and a small ; 

Thou shalt have a perfect and a just weight, 
A perfect and a just measure shalt thou have. 

A false balance is abomination to the Lord ; 
But a just weight is His delight. 

Two things have I begged of Thee, 
Deny me them not before I die: 

Remove far from me vanity and lies, 
Give me neither poverty nor riches, 

Lest I be full and deny Thee, 
Lest I be poor and steal. 

This is the curse over man ; 
Everyone that stealeth shall be cut off. 

Woe unto them that decree unrighteousness, 
That prey on widows and rob the orphan. 

The wicked borroweth and payctli not : 
But the righteous sheweth mercy and giveth. 

Whoso is partner of a thief 
Hateth his own soul. 

False weights and false measures are alike, 
Abominations to the Lord. 

Search me God and know my heart) 
Try me, and know my thoughts. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi: 

With all the joyous sounds and inspiring melo- 
dies of nature, we join our hymn of praise and 
thanks for Thy bounty, our God and the God of all. 
Unto Thy eternal abode, beyond the realm of the 
physical universe, our prayers wing their flight, 
with the sweetsmelling incense which nature wafts 
to the door of Thy sanctuary. Before Thee we 
bend the knee and prostrate ourselves and acknow- 
ledge Thee the only God, beside whom there is, and 
we need, no Savior. 

Many and beyond count have been the fra- 
grant flowers of joy that Thou hast permitted to 
blossom along our path. Many and innumerable 
have been the limpid rills of happiness that Thou 
hast sent splashing along our course. Many and 
beyond telling have been the luscious fruits of peace 
that Thou hast suffered to grow on our way. Many 
and beyond number have been the tranquil hours of 
golden sunshine that Thou hast sent us. Thorns 
have torn us, nettles have stung us, rocks have 
bruised us, clouds have hovered over us. But 
through the days of joy and sorrow, which make the 
woof and the warp of existence so intricate, yet so 
enthralling, Thy loving hand has ever been out- 
stretched to us, to draw us unto Thee. Thy divine 

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commands and consolations have ever been held 
out to us, to guide us to the paths of pleasantness 
and to the ways of peace. 

As Thou hast been with us in the past, so, O 
gracious God, continue to be in the future. Do not 
leave us, neither forsake us. Support us in the 
hour of weakness ; strengthen us in the day of evil 
temptation. May all paths lead us to Thee. Silence 
every rebellious thought by showing us how un- 
worthy we are of the many myriads of blessings 
which Thou hast showered upon us, from the day of 
our birth until this day. Stifle every evil thought, 
every unholy feeling and subdue our wills to be 
subject to Thine. Even though our eyes be dimmed 
through weeping, even though our hearts yearn for 
a sympathy and love, denied us on earth, even 
though injustice and w r rong-doing seem to triumph 
temporarily, may we never doubt Thy wise provi- 
dence, but may we learn to trust Thee, whose ways 
are not our ways, whose thoughts are not our 
thoughts, but whose ways and thoughts are as high 
above ours as the heavens are high above the earth. 

Lord help us to consecrate ourselves anew this 
day to the duty and mission of Israel. May we sol- 
emnly resolve to endeavor to fulfil our sacred obli- 
gations to the human family. By our lives, may we 
announce to the world Thy unity and holiness. 

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By our deeds may we show forth the beauty of 
serving the Lord. By our words may we witness 
for Thee. By our devotion to Thy law, may we help 
to speed the day, when all over the world Thy name 
will be reverenced and a united mankind shall sing 
to the honor of Thy holy name this threefold sanc- 
tification : 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

■/proa pan xbn rn*cx rnrv vrrjp rrip pHp 

{Isaiah vi., j ) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{Seepage ij.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 

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DO THY DUTY I 

{To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
'Tis not by dreaming and delay, 

But doing something every day, 
That wins the laurel and the bay, 

And crowns the work of duty. 

Be satisfied that thou art right, 

And that thy deed will bear the light, 

Then execute it with thy might, 
For that will be thy duty. 

The planets as they roll on high, 

The river as it rusheth by, 
For ever and for ever cry, 

"On, man, and do thy duty !" 

All, all is working everywhere, 

In earth, in heaven, in sea, and air, 

And nothing indolent is there 
To mar the perfect duty. 

— B. Capen. 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

WITH reverent hearts and humble minds are we 
gathered here, O God, to worship Thee and 
to draw from our contemplation of Thy love 
and goodness, strength and support in all our un- 
dertakings. We cast our burdens upon Thee, as- 
sured that Thou wilt help us to bear them. We 
commune with Thee, not believing that Thou wilt 
change Thy unalterable laws to meet our needs, but 
rather that we may gain from Thee, light and 
power, to order our lives aright. Open our eyes to 
see Thy law, cause our hearts to cleave unto Thy 
commandments, strengthen us to love and revere 
Thee all the days of our life. Amen. 

ONWARD I 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Onward, faithful servants 
Of God's holy cause ; 
Truth and Light your weapons, 
Forward, without pause. 
In the ranks of rightness 
Be ye ever found, 
Bringing all things evil 
Downward to the ground. — Onward, etc. 

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Sin and misdeed triumph, 

Error leads astray; 

Falsehood oft is honored, 

Truth is kept at bay ; 

Yet,, lose not your courage, 

Men and women true, 

God's cause yet will conquer, 

If your part you do. — Onward, etc. 

Earth's downtrodden children 
Look for helping hands ; 
Up, then, aid your brethren 
Scattered through all lands ; 
Let your plea be Justice, 
Love be your delight, 
Righteousness your watchward, 
Equity your might. — Onward, etc. 

Ye, who are of Israel, 

Zion's chosen sons ; 

Bearing words of comfort 

To earth mourning ones ; 

Rise and speed your message 

To the human race, 

So that earth may soon be 

Joy's abiding place. — Onward, etc. 

— J. Leonard Levy. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Lord God of the spirit of all flesh, Thy works 
praise Thee, the children of men take refuge in the 

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shadow of Thy love. By the glories of heaven and 
earth, by the majesty of Thy creative will, by Thy 
providential care and watchfulness over us, by the 
imfathomed mysteries of life and death, by the 
bounty with which Thou hast ever supported us, 
we are moved to praise and honor Thy holy name. 
By the conquests made by spirit over might and 
force, by the revelation of Thyself in human his- 
tory, by the many evidences of Thy tender thought 
of Thy children, by the victory of right over wrong, 
by the vanquishing power of truth, by the unfold- 
ing of Thy law, Ave are impelled to glorify and 
honor Thee. Who, knowing Thy love, can refrain 
from loving Thee? Who, observing Thy ways 
with men, can refuse to bow before Thee? There- 
fore, O God, we prostrate ourselves and in lowly 
reverence pray : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord: 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 

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as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 
soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One.'' 

(Choral Response.) 

.^ns hot wnb» r:~* b\tr\w po» 

{Deut. vi.. 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS* 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
TRUTH. 

Rabbi : 

God desireth truth in the inward parts ; 
Keep, therefore, far from any false thing. 

Congregation : 

Keep thy tongue from evil, 
Thy lips from speaking guile. 

Choir : 

Whoso secretly slanders his neighbor, 
God will cut him off. 

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Thou shalt not raise a false report ; 

Join not the wicked to be a false witness. 

Depart from evil and do good ; 
Seek peace, and pursue it, 

Love peace and truth ; 

Speak truth to all thy neighbors. 

Buy the truth and sell it not, 
Deceive not with thy lips. 

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee ; 
Bind them about thy neck. 

A false witness that speaketh lies, 
Sozveth discord among brethren. 

It is righteousness to speak the truth; 
A false witness practiseth deceit. 

The truthful lip is established forever, 
But a lying tongue is but for a moment. 

Lying lips are abominable to God, 
They that speak truly arc His delight. 

He that uttereth a slander 
Is a fool. 

A lying man soweth strife ; 

A whisperer separateth strong friends, 

The words of a talebearer are wounds, 
They strike at the sources of life. 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 
PRAYER. 

Rabbi: 

Our Father, by whose will the night turneth 
to day, by whose command the light shineth forth, 
help us to become children of the light and of the 
day. May the sun of righteousness rise for us and 
spread its glowing warmth in our hearts. May 
reason exert its godlike influence over all our deeds 
and words and thoughts. May our conscience be 
kept clean, as beseemeth Thy representative within 
us. May we love the truth, seeking it with all our 
heart, with all our soul and with all our mind. May 
its form be stamped upon us. ^lay we serve Thy 
sacred cause, fearing neither the hatred of men for 
our persistence in following Thee, nor being in- 
duced to desert the ranks of Thy true and faithful 
followers, by the blandishments and flatteries of 
the world. 

We thank Thee, O God, that the light of truth 
is growing brighter and brighter, that the shadows 
of untruth and superstition are growing dimmer 
and fainter, that men are striving for a better com- 
prehension of Thy ways with us, so that the truth 
may shine upon mankind with undimmed brilliance. 
We thank Thee for the hope of the day when at 
eventide it shall be light, when the clouds of error 
shall be dispersed and the gloom of ignorance shall 

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be dissipated and the brightness of a rational faith 
shall glow so that by its light all men shall see 
light. 

We pray Thee, our Father, to let this light so 
shine that all men may be blessed by it. Into the 
dark places of the earth, into the minds of men 
dimmed by a misapprehension of Thy laws, into the 
very midst of those who praise Thee with their 
lips, but whose hearts are far from Thee, may the 
light penetrate bringing the peace and joy of the 
truth. Let Thy countenance shine upon us and be 
gracious unto us. May all universities and col- 
leges, all schools and libraries, all books and jour- 
nals, that seek to spread the light, be blessed of 
Thee. May their influence be holy and uplifting, 
and may they, in company with all who love Thee 
truly, help to speed the day, w^hen all men shall be 
dowered with eyes to see the truth and a heart to 
love it, when all men, impressed by Thy sanctity, 
shall unite in chanting to Thee : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•mas p«n to xbn nwas rnrv mp amp emp 

(Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 



A BOOK OF PRAYER 



FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page ij.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 

BE TRUE TO TRUTH. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

He who has the truth and keeps it, 
Keeps what not to him belongs, 

But performs a selfish action 
That his fellow-mortal wrongs. 

He who seeks the truth, and trembles 
At the dangers he must brave, 

Is not fit to be a freeman, 
He at best is but a slave. 

He who hears the truth, and places 
Its high promptings under ban, 

Loud may boast of all that's manly, 
But can never be a man. 

Be thou like the noble prophets — 
Scorn the threat that bids thee fear; 

Speak ! no matter what betide thee ; 
Let them strike, but make them hear. 

—J. G. Whittier. 



BENEDICTION. 

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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

nAY Thy presence, O God, be with us and fill us 
with a spirit of true devotion. May we wor- 
ship Thee in joy and truth, and may we draw 
from our service strength to live in the world as 
truly and as uprightly, as honorably and as faith- 
fully as Thou commandest us. May we have the 
righteous power to lay open our souls before Thee 
and may we earnestly desire to keep them pure and 
holy in Thy sight. Give us hearts ever ready to 
love Thee, and minds ever prepared to serve Thee. 
Make Thy way clear before us and help us to cleave 
to it forever. Amen. 

BE PURE* 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Now with the rising golden dawn, 

Let us, the children of the day, 
Cast off the darkness which so long 

Has led our guilty souls astray. 



A BOOK OF PRAYER 



Oh, may the morn so pure, so clear, 

Its own sweet calm in us instil ; 
A guileless mind, a heart sincere, 

Simplicity of word and will : 

And ever, as the day glides by, 

May we the busy senses rein ; 
Keep guard upon the hand and eye, 

Nor let the body suffer stain. 

For all day long, on heaven's high tower, 
There stands a sentinel, who spies 

Our every action, hour by hour, 
From early dawn till daylight dies. 

— Anon. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

O Thou, King of kings and Lord of lords, 
there is no God like Thee, who keepest covenant 
and mercy with Thy servants that walk before Thee 
with all their heart. Behold, the heaven and heaven 
of heavens cannot contain Thee, for Thou ftllest all 
space with Thy presence and all time with Thy 
goodness. Thou art in the lands where everlasting 
spring kisses into perennial life the majestic palm, 
where constant sunshine woos the winged choristers 
whose plumes rival in beauty the glittering hues 

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of jewels. Thou art also in the lands, where, amid 
perpetual ice and immaculate snow, progressive man 
cannot build temples of learning and worship. 
Thou art in the desert with its trackless, burning 
sands, in the impenetrable forests with their strange 
denizens, in the devastating storm and glorious sun- 
shine, in the myriads of worlds that wander through 
space, obedient to Thy will. Everywhere art Thou, 
O God, and therefore, in Thy chosen resting-place, 
the contrite heart of man. Therefore with humble 
hearts we seek Thee, with adoring souls v% e glorify 
Thee and with reverent lips we pray : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord: 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 

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for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

•nn« mrr write rnrp bxw yzw 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
SELF-CONTROL. 

Rabbi : 

A man's discretion deferreth his axiger; 
It is a glory to pass over a transgression. 

Congregation : 

Strive not with a man without cause, 
If he have done thee no harm. 

Choir : 

A soft answer turncth aii'ay wrath ; 
But grievous words stir up anger. 

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Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry ; 
For anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 

Cease from anger and forsake wrath; 
Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil ; 

As coals are to burning coals. 

So is a contentious man to kindle strife. 

Be not among wine bibbers, 
Among riotous eaters of flesh. 

Can a man take fire in his bosom, 
And his clothes not be burned? 

Can one go upon hot coals, 
And his feet not be burned? 

My son, walk not in the way of sinners, 
Refrain thy foot from their path ; 

For their feet run to do evil, 
And make haste to shed blood. 

The drunkard and glutton shall wax poor, 
Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 

He that hath no rule over his own spirit 
Is like a city broken down and without walls. 

Whoso ruleth his spirit is better 
Than one that taketh a city. 

Set a watch, Lord, before my mouth ; 
Keep the door of my lips. 

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PRAYER* 

Rabbi : 

Merciful and loving Father of all men we pray 
Thee to grant us, of Thy abundant goodness, hearts 
that desire purity and minds to follow Thee. Thou 
art holiness and Thou art of too pure eyes to behold 
iniquity. May we remember that Thou seest all the 
sons of men and takest heed of their deeds. May 
we, therefore, strive so to live that we may deserve 
Thy favor; may our deeds and thoughts and words 
be of such a character that they merit Thy ap- 
proval. 

Lord God, lead us not into the power of sin and 
error. If we meet with vice and iniquity, may we 
have strength to subdue them, with Thy gracious 
help. Remove from us all uncleanness of thought and 
speech. May we not be controlled by malice or 
envy. May covetousness and pride, falsehood and 
deceit, have no power over us. May we remember 
that our bodies are temples of a pure spirit and may 
we be endowed with the power to control ourselves 
in the day of temptation. Create in us a clean heart 
and renew a right spirit within us. Destroy, by 
Thy love, every evil thought and sinful feeling, 
which we should feel ashamed to acknowledge be- 
fore Thee. 

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May our lives with our fellow-men be character- 
ized by fidelity to high principle. May we never 
profane Thy holy name by acts of dishonor. May 
Ave remember the duty of every child of Israel so to 
live, that not only should each of us, individually, 
maintain the high standard of purity that Thou 
askest of all men, but also strive to keep the name of 
Israel above reproach. 

We thank Thee, O God, for Thy help in times 
past, and we pray Thee to continue to be with us 
in the days to come. May our understanding be 
enlightened, our hands ready, our feet sw r ift, our 
hearts prepared, to do Thy holy will, in every cir- 
cumstance of life. Be Thou our shield and defense ; 
beside Thee we desire and need none in the day of 
weakness or danger. Bring our wills into submis- 
sion to Thy law. Bring all men into harmony with 
Thee and each other. 

Give us, our Father, eyes to see that if we hate 
each other or evilly despite each other, that we can- 
not love Thee, for Thou desirest not the word of 
the lip unless it be in accord with the prompting of 
the heart and the deed of the hand. Bind all men 
together in the bonds of brotherhood. May we 
recognize our common humanity which becomes 
sanctified through Thy divine Fatherhood. Make 
war to cease and peace to be established the whole 

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world over and may an uplifted mankind acknowl- 
edge Thee and Thy sanctity proclaiming : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. i\men. 

{Choral Response.) 

•maa pxn fa xbz nwas nw »Hp amp mp 

(Isaiah vn t j.) 

(77zc Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED, 

(See page 75.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 

AN INDEPENDENT LIFE. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
How happy is he, born or taught, 
Who serveth not another's will ; 
Whose armor is his honest thought, 
And simple truth his highest skill ; 

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Whose passions not his master are : 
Whose soul is still prepared for death, 
Xot tied unto the world with care 
Of prince's ear or vulgar breath : 

Who God doth late and early pray 
More of his grace than goods to lend ; 
And walks with man. from day to day. 
As with a brother and a friend, — 

This man is freed from servile bands 
Of hope to rise or fear to fall; 
Lord of himself, though not of lands, 
And. having nothing, yet hath all. 

—Sir Henry Wotton. 



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PROEM, 

Rabbi : 

UNTO Thee, O Lord, we lift our souls in prayer, 
be Thou attentive to the voice of our supplica- 
tion. We approach Thee with our thank- 
offerings for Thy mercies, which have surrounded 
us as a protecting garment. May Thy spirit enter 
our souls as we enter upon our devotions before 
Thee. Grant us knowledge of what Thou wouldst 
have us do, and bestow upon us the wisdom to fol- 
low in Thy way. May Thy light shine into our 
hearts, so that the darkness of doubt and the gloom 
of error may be dispelled. Consider us and hear us, 
• Lord God of our salvation ; hold up our goings in 
Thy paths, that our footsteps never slip. Amen. 

A WISE HEART, 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation,) 
Almighty God, in humble prayer 

To Thee our souls we lift ; 
Do Thou our waiting minds prepare 

For Thy most needful gift. 
We ask not golden streams of wealth 

Along our paths to flow ; 
We ask not undecaying health, 

Nor length of years below. 

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We ask not honors, which an hour 

May bring and take away ; 
We ask not pleasure, pomp and power, 

Lest we should go astray. 
We ask for wisdom : — Lord, impart 

The knowledge how to live : 
A wise and understanding heart 

To all before Thee give. 

— J. Montgomery. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

With all whom Thy spirit has created, with all 
that Thy hand has fashioned, we join in glorifying 
Thee, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. The 
changing year is full of Thee ; the varying seasons 
manifest Thy wondrous counsels. Spring with its 
tender leaves of promise, summer with its perfumed 
flowers and refreshing fruits, autumn with its golden 
harvests, winter with its ice and snow, all are proofs 
of Thy providential love. Even now, when the earth 
lies hushed to sleep by the influence of the frost 
and rests peacefully under the mantle of gleaming 
snow, Thou, in Thy infinite goodness, art protecting 
it and preparing it to bear bountiful harvests for the 
good of Thy children. The congealed drop of water 
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summer warmth, it shall prove soothing to those 
who lie on the bed of suffering and bring comfort 
to those oppressed by the parching heat. 

Great art Thou, O God; great is Thy power; 
Thy understanding is infinite. Thou speakest and it 
comes to pass; Thou commandest and Thy word is 
unchanging law. Who shall not revere Thee, our 
only King, for on earth and in heaven there is none 
like Thee? We put our trust in Thee, assured that 
Thou wilt grant us the light of Thy countenance and 
the joy of Thy presence. Hear our prayer and 
answer us, O God, as we reverently beseech Thee : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we rxcept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord: 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 

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for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

.ins mrp wnte mrp btxrw* ynv 

{Deut. vi.\ 4.) 



OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
WISDOM. 

Rabbi : 

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, 
And the man that getteth understanding. 

Congregation : 

Reverence of God, that is wisdom ; 

To depart from evil, that is understanding - . 

Choir : 

So teach us to number our days 

That zee may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

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Hear counsel and receive instructions, 
That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 

Through wisdom is a house built 

And by understanding it is established. 

Wisdom is better than rubies, 
To get wisdom is better than gold. 

Woe unto them, 

That are wise in their own eyes. 

Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom ; 
Xor the mighty man glory in his might ; 

Let him that glorieth, glory in this 

That lie knoweth and imderstandeth God. 

My son eat thou honey, 
Which is sweet to thy taste ; 

So shall be the knowledge of wisdom 
Unto thy soul, when thou hast it. 

Wisdom cxeelletn ignorance 
As the light cxccUcth darkness. 

Trust in God with all thine heart 
Lean not on thine own understanding. 

Be not wise in thine own eyes 
Revere God and depart from evil. 

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son : 
Therefore, keep sound wisdom and discretion. 

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PRAYER* 

Rabbi: 

O Thou, who art the all-wise Ruler of the Uni- 
verse, grant us wisdom and understanding that we 
may go and come in before all men, as living wit- 
nesses of Thv sanctity. Having* wisdom, what can 
we lack? Lacking wisdom what are we? Without 
the wisdom that recognizes Thee as the overruling 
Providence, without the understanding that sees 
Thy gracious power in all things, the boasted pre- 
eminence of man over the brute is as nothing. 

Lord God, shed upon us Thy light that our 
search after truth may be rewarded by a better 
knowledge of Thy law, and may the greater knowl- 
edge lead to greater goodness. May we be wise 
enough to follow Thee in the spirit of mercy and 
love, of justice and humanity. May we realize that 
the power of the spirit far transcends that of the 
body. May we learn that the mighty and the power- 
ful are not those to whom belong the brutal armies 
of force, but those who gain bloodless victories in 
the realms where wisdom prevails and on the fields 
of love and duty. 

[May we have the knowledge to understand that 
our destiny is swayed by our own deeds, that though 
Thou wilt pardon error and misdeed when we are 
truly repentant, the influence of our act Q and the 

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consequence of our deeds cannot be pardoned, for 
they cling to us as a shadow. May we fully realize 
that he who sows wind shall reap a whirlwind, while 
he that sows the seeds of goodness shall gather 
sheaves of righteousness and glorious harvests of 
blessing. In Thy abundant mercy, be pleased to 
take under Thy care the houses of worship of this 
city. May all who attend them receive words of 
wise instruction and of holy truth. May all sacred 
causes be prospered by Thy benediction. May all 
men and women who learn of Thee wisely follow 
Thee, by loving that which is dear to Thee and by 
practising the same. Bless the explanation of Thy 
word that may be given to Thy children this day, 
and may it, wherever preached, become a fruitful 
source of peace and brotherly-love. 

Guide Thou, our Father, those who are in au- 
thority in this land dedicated to liberty, May our 
country ever be the land of the free and the home 
of the brave. May all men struggling for Right 
and Liberty, take courage from the example of this 
great nation. May the people ever treasure the 
memory of their good and noble leaders, who con- 
secrated themselves for the nation's welfare, and 
who died to serve their country and its citizens. 

Bless us all, O our Father, with the light of Thy 
countenance. Give us eyes to see the bond of 

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brotherhood that should unite all men in worship- 
ping Thee and in serving each other. Help us to 
love our neighbors and to cherish good impulses 
toward each other. Draw us all nearer, our God, to 
.Thee. Lead us to the Zion of righteousness so that 
men may swell the chorus by which angels sanctified 
Thee of old as they sang: 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•rnaa psn b2 xbn nwax rnrv amp vrtp amp 

{Isaiah vu s j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

(See page ij.) 

ANTHEM, 
LECTURE, 

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LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Lead, kindly Light, amid th 5 encircling gloom, 

Lead Thou me on : 
The night is dark, and I am far from home, 

Lead Thou me on. 
Keep Thou my feet : I do not ask to see 
The distant scene, — one step enough for me. 

I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou 

Should'st lead me on : 
I loved to choose and see my path : but now 

Lead Thou me on. 
I loved the garish day ; and, spite of fears, 
Pride ruled my will : remember not past years. 

So long Thy power has blest me, sure it still 

Will lead me on 
Through dreary doubt, through pain and sorrow, till 

The night is gone. 
And, with the morn, those angel faces smile. 
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. 

— J. H. Newman. 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

EARCHER of all hearts, who judgest the 
\ words and thoughts and deeds of all men 
hJ justly, we desire to live more in accordance 
with Thy law. We are, therefore, come to draw 
the life-sustaining waters of the wells of salvation 
and to seek the soul-nourishing food of divine truth. 
Not alone by bread does man live, but also by the 
power of Thy holy word, revealed to us by Thy 
inspired prophets. Be with us in this hour, 
when we are gathered for prayer and study. 
Strengthen our resolution to serve Thee with a per- 
fect heart. May our mouths speak Thy praise and 
may we join all flesh in blessing Thy holy name 
forever and ever. Amen. 

THE WORSHIP OF GOD. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
'Tis not by prayers loud and long, 
By contrite beating of the breast, 
By psalm, by hymn, by sacred song, 
God's name most truthfully is blest. 

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Tis not by ceremonies vain, 

By antique creed, by ancient rite, 

By customs, which your souls disdain, 

You worship God, the Lord of Light. 

But when you aid the righteous meek, 
Bring light unto the darkened mind, 
Support the falling, help the weak, 
You praise the Lord of all mankind. 

Love mercy, practise justice true! 
Strive e'er to make injustice fall ! 
Assist thy fellow-man, and you 
Will worship God, the Lord of all ! 

— J. Leonard Levy. 

GLORIFICATION* 

Rabbi : 

Our Father, the heavens are Thy throne and 
the earth is Thy footstool. Whatsover place we 
build is Thine and the unconfmed universe is Thy 
dwelling. Lightning and thunder, snow and hail, 
fire and vapor, wind and water, mountains and hills, 
fruitful trees and cedars ; cattle and winged fowl, 
creeping things and finny tribes ; kings of the earth 
and all people, princes and all judges of the earth; 
young men and maidens, old men and children — all 
are products of Thy creative will, all praise Thy holy 

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name, for it alone is exalted above the earth and 
heaven. 

It is Thy glory, O God, that Thou openest Thy 
hand and providest for the desires of all that Thou 
hast called into being. Thy tender care slumbers 
not nor sleeps. Day by day Thou loadest us with 
benefits. When the deep waters of affliction rise 
even unto our souls. Thou art with us, and when the 
searing fires of sorrow threaten to destroy Thou 
sufferest them not to kindle upon us. Thou art 
righteous in all Thy ways and holy in all Thy works. 
Thou art our Rock, Thy deeds are designed in per- 
fect justice. Thou art a God of faithfulness, there 
is no unrighteousness in Thee. Thou art nigh to 
all who call upon Thee in truth. Let Thy ear be 
attentive to the voice of our petition as we pray : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord: 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according- to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 

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mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

(Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 

INDUSTRY. 

Rabbi: 

Man goeth forth unto his work, 
And to his labor until the evening. 

Congregation : 

If thou eat the labor of thine hands, 
Happy shalt thou be. 

Choir : 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to dc 
Do it with thy might. 

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He that gathereth by labor shall increase, 
The hand of the diligent maketh rich. 

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, 
Whether he eat little or much. 

He thai tilleth his land 
Shall have plenty of bread. 

In labor there is profit, 

But talk of the lips tendeth to poverty. 

The hand of the diligent shall rule; 
But the slothful shall be under tribute. 

The sluggard's soul desireth, and hath nothing 
The soul of the diligent shall be made fat. 

Seest thou a man diligent in his work, 
Before kings shall he stand. 

The labor of the righteous tendeth to life ; 
The fruit of the wicked to sin. 

There is nothing better for a man 
Than to enjoy good in his labor. 

The thoughts of the diligent tend to plenty 
The idle soul shall suffer hunger. 

He that is slothful in his work 

Is brother to him that is a great waster. 

As the door turneth on its hinges, 
So doth the slothful upon his bed. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Blessed be Thou, O Lord our God, who hast 
imposed on Thy children the law of labor for the 
due maintenance of health and life. The whole 
universe sets before us an unexcelled picture of 
ceaseless activity. From the planets whirling in 
space, to the tiny mote in the sunbeam, there is no 
idleness in the realms of inanimate nature. With- 
out haste, but without rest, the worlds and their 
contents, called into existence by Thy will , are ever 
unfolding to our gaze testimonies of the tireless 
operation of Thy laws. May we imitate Thy 
method, O God. May ours be an active and an in- 
dustrious life. May we set aside a due part of our 
time to Thy worship, to a contemplation of Thy 
w'ondrous laws, to a consideration of the awe-inspir- 
ing works of Thy hands, to the study of Thy word, 
revealed to us through the intelligence and spirit- 
uality of Thy chosen servants. But we pray Thee 
to help us to see the blessings of labor, and also its 
dignity and utility. In the midst of an active world, 
may we not be slothful. Amid the busy scenes of 
earthly life, may we not be idle. Make clear to us 
the duty to labor for competence and independence, 
and may we follow Thy changeless laws of health, 

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never abusing them in our desire to provide our- 
selves with the necessaries of life. 

Be with us each day, so that our work may be 
a proof that we are children of God, so that our 
labor, performed with honest hearts and willing 
hands, may be an offering fit to bring before Thee, 
for we praise Thee as much by the day's labor, as 
by the fervent outpourings of our lips. May all 
we do be to the glory of Thy holy name. Grant us, 
in Thy mercy, health of body as w r ell as of mind, so 
that we may perform our duty fully and faithfully. 

Enable us, O Lord, to make our lives, temples 
worthy of Thee. Restrain our hands from wrong- 
doing, our lips from evil speaking, our hearts from 
ill-feeling and our minds from impure thinking. 
May our motives be upright, and may we add to 
them unfaltering devotion to Thee, patient labor 
for our loved ones and ourselves, and persevering 
endeavors for the good and welfare of our fellow- 
men. 

Whatever be our measure of earthly success or 
trial, may it be pleasing to Thee to grant us Thy- 
self for our portion. With Thee for our guide and 
guard, with Thee for our shield and defense, we can 
never want for any good thing. The flinty rock 
Thou makest to give forth pure waters of spiritual 
health. The hard and stony ground Thou makest 

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to abound with the fruits of highest joy. Our God, 
how can we thank Thee for the myriads of blessings 
which Thy beneficence strews along our path ! 
How can we praise Thee for even the smallest of the 
innumerable favors Thou showerest upon us ! We 
would be more and more what Thou desirest us to 
be. We ask Thy divine aid in our endeavor to 
sanctify our lives, so that our lips may be worthy 
to praise Thee in the words of the angels' chorus, 
written by the hand of Thy prophet : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

•rrpa p»n to xbn nwax nw mp vmp mp 

(Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

(See page ij.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 



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WORK. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Work ! it is thy highest mission. 
Work ! all blessing centres there. 
Work for culture, for the vision 
Of the true and good and fair. 

'Tis of knowledge the condition, 
Opening still new fields beyond; 
'Tis of thought the full fruition; 
'Tis of love the perfect bond. 

Work in helping, loving union 
With thy brethren of mankind : 
With the foremost hold communion, 
Succor those who toil behind. 

For true work can never perish, 
And thy followers in the way 
For thy works thy name shall cherish: 
Work while it is called to-day ! 

— F. M. White 



BENEDICTION. 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

nO WORD of ours can add to Thy greatness or 
goodness, O God ; no worship of ours can in- 
crease Thy holiness. We do not worship 
Thee in the belief that our prayer or praise is neces- 
sary to Thee. We come before Thee with grateful 
love and in humble faith because Thou art needed 
by us, because our hearts yearn to be uplifted by 
the power of Thy tender thought of us. From the 
recesses of a lowly spirit we look up to Thee, con- 
vinced that those-who seek Thee with all their hearts 
will ever find Thee. May we here learn that all Thy 
designs are for our lasting welfare and may we find 
here the strength that shall enable us to trust Thee 
all the days of our life and to live according to Thy 
holy will. May our meditation be sweet before 
Thee and may w r e find in Thee the true source of our 
great gladness. Amen. 

THANKSGIVING. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Thank the Lord, who made the earth, 
Gave the seas and heavens birth ; 

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God the Lord, whose word of might 
Out of darkness called the light ; 
Full of mercy evermore, 
Him, the Lord of lords, adore ! 

Thank the Lord, who set the sun 
Day by day his course to run ; 
Lit the moon, serenely bright ; 
Spread the stars around the night ; 
Full of mercy evermore, 
Him, the Lord of lords, adore ! 

Thank the Lord, who heeds our call, 
Hears his children, feeds them all ; 
Thank the Lord, whose love has given 
Man the bread of life from heaven ; 
Full of mercy evermore, 
Him, the Lord of lords, adore! 

— Harcourt. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Thou art, O God, the Rock, whose deeds are 
perfect and whose ways are righteous. Who is God 
save Thee, O Lord? Who is the Rock of ages save 
Thee, our God? Thou art a faithful God in whom 
there is no iniquity, upright and perfect art Thou. 
No man can see Thee and live. The human mind 
fails to comprehend the glorious majesty of Thy 

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being. We cannot find Thee out, but Thy handi- 
work declares Thy glory and the whole realm of 
nature testifies to Thy righteousness. Thou cloth- 
est Thyself with holiness as with a garment. Thou 
coverest Thyself with justice as with a cloak. As 
the azure firmament domes the earth so does Thy 
love encompass the children of men. As the air we 
breathe surrounds us on all sides, so does Thy provi- 
dence serve as an impregnable fortress to us. The 
soul of every living thing blesses Thy name, O Lord 
our God, and the spirit of all flesh glorifies Thee, our 
only King; from everlasting unto everlasting Thou 
art the only God. We therefore extol Thee and 
reverently raise our voices to Thee in humble 
prayer, saying : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 

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selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for 
soul and body and cause the work of our hands to 
prosper. YYe humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

[Choral Response.) 

{Dent, vz'.t 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
GRATITUDE, 

Rabbi: 

Offer unto God thanksgiving; 
Pay thy vows to the Most High. 

Congregation : 

It is good to give thanks unto the Lord, 

To sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High. 

Choir : 

Rejoice in the Lord ; and give thanks 
At the remembrance of His holiness. 

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The Lord satisfieth the longing soul, 
He filleth the hungry soul with goodness ; 

He spake and it was done ; 

He commanded and it stood fast. 

He scndcth the springs into the valleys, 
They run among the hills ; 

He causeth the grass to grow for cattle, 
He bringeth forth food out of the earth; 

O Lord, how manifold are Thy works, 
In wisdom hast Thou made them all ; 

Oh that men would praise the Lord, 

For His goodness and for His wonderful works. 

Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, 
In not keeping His commands and His statutes ; 

When thou hast eaten and art full, 

And hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein, 

When thy herds and thy flocks multiply 
And thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, 

Then say not in thy heart, My power 
And my hand have gotten me this wealth, 

But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, 
For it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth. 

Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, 
His mercy cndurcth forever. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

When we remember the multitude of Thy 
mercies, our Father in heaven, our hearts are stirred 
within us. From the moment of our birth until the 
hour of our death, we are surrounded by countless 
proofs of the love of a living God. We thank Thee 
for Thy gracious mercies, which are more numerous 
than the sands of the seashore, and for Thy benefits 
toward us, which have been as countless as the stars 
of heaven. We thank Thee for the life Thou hast 
given us and for its duties and joys; for all the 
hours of peace Thou hast sent us and for all the 
trials wherewith Thou hast seen fit to test our moral 
worth. 

Grant us, we pray Thee, a sincere sense of ap- 
preciation of all Thou doest for us, and a heartfelt 
gratitude for all the good gifts Thou hast showered 
upon us. -May we prove ourselves grateful by 
lovingly and trustfully heeding Thy commands and 
obeying Thy law. May we have mercy for the 
poor and the forsaken. May we show tender pity 
towards the needy. May all our deeds be inspired 
by a love of justice and all our acts consecrated by 
a spirit of fairness. May our souls not starve 
within us, but help us, O God ; to nourish them by 
seeking Thee early, by earnest contemplation of 
Thy works, by frequent study of Thy holy word. 

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We pray Thee for Thy help in our endeavor 
to be upright men and women. Free us from 
slavery to our passions and unholy desires. Help 
us to overcome our unrighteous anger and fret- 
ful temper. Save us from an ever-ready desire to 
judge our neighbors uncharitably and from an all 
too willing readiness to believe evil of others. May 
our tongues speak truth and our hearts pulsate har- 
moniously with the sweet music of kindness. We 
sin and we come in contact with sin ; be Thou with 
us and aid us to avoid misdeed and to overcome 
the temptation to do wrong. Make us to know Thy 
will so that we may love righteousness more than 
covetousness, justice more than self-interest, and 
mercy more than greed. 

Grant unto us a clean heart and breathe a right- 
eous spirit into us. May the work of our hands be 
in harmony with the professions of our lips. May 
our whole life be a joyous song of humble gratitude 
to Thee. May we so act that our worship of Thee 
becomes no idle mockery. May we so live that it 
will be a tribute, uttered by worthy lips, when we 
praise Thee in these words of the great prophet : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

•maa p«n to k*?d nitajt nw tsmp mp mp 

(Isaiah vi., j.) 

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(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page ij.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 

THE SUPREME GOOD. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Lord, it is not life to live, 
If Thy presence Thou deny; 
Lord, if Thou Thy presence give, 
'Tis no longer death to die. 

Source and Giver of repose ! 
Singly from Thy smile it flows ; 
Peace and happiness are Thine; 
Mine they are, if Thou art mine. 

—A. M. Toplady. 

BENEDICTION. 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

LET Thy mercy, O God. be upon us. according 
as Ave hope in Thee. Desiring life and loving 
many days, we approach Thee in Thy house, 
to live more abundantly through our desire to take 
Thee into life with us. Teach us Thy will. O God, 
lead us in a plain path. Guide us by Thy truth and 
shew us the way of life. Thou art good and up- 
right, the God of our salvation : on Thee do Ave wait 
all the day. Shew us a sign for good; send us help 
from the sanctuary and strengthen us out of 
Zion. Hear us and defend us in the hour of need. 
May we bless Thee by our lives and praise Thee by 
our deeds. May our tongues speak Thy rigHteous- 
ness and our lips praise Thy goodness, now and 
forever. Amen. 

"THY WORD IS TRUTH/' 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
O Thou, whose Love can ne'er forget 

Its offspring, Great Eternal Mind ! 
We thank Thee that Thy truth is yet 

A sojourner among mankind; 

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A light before whose brightness fall 
The feet arrayed to tread it down, 

A voice whose strong and solemn call 
The cry of nations cannot drown. 

Thy servants, at this sacred hour, 

With humble prayer Thy throne surround, 

That here, in glory and in power, 

That light may shine, that voice may sound, 

Till Error's shades shall flee away, 
And Faith, descending from above, 

Amid the pure and perfect day, 
Shall bring her fairer sister Love. 

— W. C. Bryant. 

GLORIFICATION, 

Rabbi: 

O Thou, Father of mercy, the earth is Thine 
and the fulness thereof. The flaming orb of day 
and the glistening lights of night, the streams and 
rivers and oceans, in which live both great creatures 
and small and in which may be found forests of 
coral and pearl are the products of Thy word. The 
forests teeming with life, the templed hills and 
emerald w r oods, the mines and caves in earth's in- 
terior and the myriad forms of life, dwelling on 
earth's surface, all exist by Thy will. Everywhere 

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art Thou, everything proclaims Thy presence. We 
see Thee in these realms of nature, but also Thou 
art to be found working everywhere for the good 
of Thy children, making Thyself manifest as a God 
whose highest attribute is love. In love didst Thou 
create heaven and earth, regarding Thy work as 
exceeding good. In love didst Thou create man, 
forming him for the enjoyment and the exercise of 
love. How can we thank Thee enough for all the 
marks of affection lavished upon us? To thank 
and to love Thee aright all Thou askest is that we 
live aright, therefore we humbly ask Thee to grant 
us the petition we bring before Thee as we pray : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying : This is from the Lord : 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 

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strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
a.l the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

(Deut. vi,, 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
THE RELIGION OF LOVE. 

Rabbi : 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
With all thy heart and soul and might. 

Congregation: 

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart. 
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 

Choir : 

Love ye the stranger ; for ye 

Were strangers in the land of Egypt. 

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Have we not all one Father? 
Hath not one God created us? 

Why, then, should we deal treacherously 
To profane the covenant of our fathers ? 

How good and how pleasant it is 
For brethren to dwell together in unity. 

If thou meet thine enemy's ox going astray 
Thou shalt surely bring it back to him. 

If thine enemy be hungry, 
Give him bread to eat ; 

If thine enemy be thirsty, 
Give him zvater to drink. 

Thus saith the Lord: Execute true justice 
And show kindness and mercy to each other. 

Seek for justice, relieve the oppressed, 

Do justice to the orphan, plead for the widow. 

Hatred stirreth up strifes; 
But love' covereth all sins. 

Before the hoary head shalt thou rise up 
And honor the face of the aged. 

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, 

Nor put a stumbling block before the blind. 

Happy is he that careth for the poor ; 

In the day of evil will the Lord deliver him. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Father of all men, whose love is as unchange- 
able as Thy mercy is illimitable, we bless Thee for 
all the goodness Thou hast shewn us. Standing 
here before Thee, our very presence is a proof of 
Thy never-ending love, even as our service is a testi- 
mony that Thy mercy has kindled within us the 
holy flame of love. To think of Thee is to love 
Thee. To love Thee is to do Thy will, to keep Thy 
commandments. Often do we strive to thus prove 
our love for Thee, but alas, our will is weak, our 
spirit is feeble, our determination is unstable and 
infirm. 

We pray Thee, O God, to let Thy spirit rcsb 
upon us, even the spirit of love and benevolence, of 
brotherly-afTection and peace. Help us to make 
smooth the rough conditions prevailing among men 
and to make straight that which is crooked. May 
we strive to bring low the mountains of evil and 
fill up the valleys of despondency and misery with 
works of mercy and deeds of sympathy. May the 
honeyed sweetness of sin become to us as the bit- 
terness of gall and wormwood. May the hardness 
and cruelty of men seem as the caressings of afifec- 
tion in the presence of Thy love which embraces 
us and soothes us and assures us of ultimate joy 
and peace. 

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Dwell in our hearts, Father of love, and may 
Thy presence be felt there so plainly that we may 
become possessed by the holy charity that can en- 
dure all things, hope all things, trust all things, 
forgive all things. Thus may our hearts be at- 
tuned to the heavenly music of religion and thus, 
through those in whom is Thy love and who shew 
it forth by pure and holy lives, may the days of 
universal brotherhood be established on earth. 

Command Thy angels to guard us in all the 
ways we go. Keep Thou our going out and our 
coming in. May our rising up and lying down be 
with thoughts of peace and good will towards all 
men. May our wishes never be contrary to Thy 
commands, nor our pleasures more attractive than 
Thy holy will. May we do whatsoever Thou de- 
sirest of us, even if it clash with our own purposes. 
In all things may our desires be in harmony with 
Thy laws, so that we pass through life without 
stumbling and without stain. Be Thou our pillar 
of light in the night of adversity and our pillar of 
cloud in the days of prosperity to guide us through 
the wilderness of life onward to a land of promise. 

Almighty God, to know and to love whose will 
is righteousness, help us to strive for the right and 
to establish its kingdom on earth. Be thou with 
all who are denied justice and inspire those who 

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pervert Thy will to repent and recognize Thy rule. 
Hasten the day of brotherly-love. Remove the 
stumbling-blocks of ignorance and prejudice from 
among men. Cause truth to be spread and justice to 
be done and equity to be established. Let passion and 
violence, selfishness and hatred, superstition and 
oppression, idolatry and deceit, soon pass away. 
Let the era of true religion soon be ushered in, so 
that love may spread its sunshine over all hearts 
and joy be the glorious inheritance of all Thy chil- 
dren on earth; so that an uplifted, pure, just race of 
men may rise and praise Thee with the sanctifying 
paean of the angels, written for us by the hand of 
Thy prophet: 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•rraa p«n xbn mtox mrv annp tmp amp 

{Isaiah vu t j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page ij.) 

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ANTHEM* 
LECTURE. 

WE NEVER PART FROM THEE. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
God, who dwellest everywhere, 
God, who makest all thy care, 
God, who hearest every prayer, 

Thou who seest the heart, — 
Thou, to w r hom we lift our eyes, 
Father, help our souls to rise, 
And, beyond these narrow skies, 

See Thee as Thou art. 

Let our anxious thoughts be still, 
Holy trust adore Thy will, 
Holy love our bosoms fill ; 

Let our songs ascend. 
Dearest friends may parted be, 
All our earthly treasures flee, 
Yet we never part from Thee, 

Our Eternal Friend. 

— E. L. Follen. 



BENEDICTION. 

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SERVICE XIX. 



PROEM, 

Rabbi : 

TJDELYING on Thy mercy and not on our own 
I I righteousness, we approach Thee, our Father, 
* ^ to lift our souls above all sordidness and 
worldliness. In Thy Holy of Holies we prostrate 
ourselves to gain the spiritual vision that may 
enable us to properly perceive the things that arc 
eternal. Help us to set a true estimate on all things, 
which, like the fashion of the earth, passeth away. 
May \ve leave this sanctuary more like that which 
Thou wouldst have us be. May the fragrance of 
holiness cling to us in our contact with our fellow- 
men. May ours be an acceptable service before 
Thee, and may it strengthen within us every good 
resolution and noble impulse. Amen. 

HONOR THE DUTIFUL. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Honor to him who freely gives 

Of his abundant store; 
Who shares the gifts that he receives 

With those who need them more ; 
Whose melting heart of pity moves 

O'er sorrow and distress ; 
Of all his friends who mostly loves 

The poor and fatherless. 

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Honor to him who shuns to do 

An action mean or low ; 
Who will a nobler cause pursue 

To stranger, friend or foe ; 
Who seeks for justice more than gain, 

Is merciful and kind ; 
Who will not cause a needless pain 

In body or in mind. 

Honor to him who scorns to be 

To name or sect a slave; 
Whose soul is like the sunshine, free, 

Free as the ocean wave ; 
Who, when he sees oppression, wrong, 

Speaks out in thunder-tones ; 
Who feels that he with truth is strong, 

To grapple e'en with thrones. 

— Anon. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Blessed and glorified be Thy name, forever and 
forever, O Lord our God. Thou art the gracious 
giver of life and all its joys, the guardian of all Thy 
children, never slumbering, nor sleeping. Whether 
earth be wrapped in calm stillness, or its uneven 
face be ruffled by the rage of the tempest, Thou art 
ever present. The rains and snows which fertilize 
the earth, the ever moving ocean, as well as the 
mountains, plains and valleys, shew forth Thy 
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SERVICE XIX. 



for us. The bright light of dawning day and the 
glowing fires of the sunset proclaim Thee nigh. 
We never stray from Thee, for Thy presence, as 
Thy power, is made manifest everywhere. From 
the glowing orb of day to the hyssop growing in the 
cranny of the wall, from the glorious beauties of 
the rainbow to the irridiscent hues of the seaside 
shell, from the forethought of the ant to the in- 
ventive genius of man, all the universe tells us in 
unspoken, but unceasing, words of Thy glorious 
majesty and of the unutterable beauty of Thy holi- 
ness. We adore Thee and acknowledge no God but 
Thee, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. 
Thee alone do we worship, to Thee alone do we 
raise our voices in prayer. Hear us, our Father and 
grant us Thy favor in response to the petition we 
put before Thee : 

{Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we r.ccept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord: 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 

as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray The ; to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

* m >nx mm iy»n^K mm btirw* 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
THE RELIGION OF DUTY, 

Rabbi : 

The Lord thy God shalt thou revere, 
Him shalt thou serve ; 

Congregation : 

To Him shalt thou cleave, 

And by His name shalt thou swear. 

Choir : 

Ye shall not swear by God's name falsely, 
Neither profane the name of God. 

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The meek shall inherit the earth, 

And delight in the abundance of peace. 

Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth ; 
Seek righteousness, seek meekness. 

When pride comet h then cometh shame ; 
But with the lowly is wisdom. 

False balances are abomination to the Lord; 
But a full weight gaineth His favor. 

Ye shall not steal, 
Nor lie to one another. 

Thou shalt not withhold anything 
From thy neighbor, nor rob him. 

Woe unto them that devise wickedness 
And resolve on evil upon their couches ! 

Exercise justice every morning, and deliver 
Him that is robbed, from the hand of oppressors. 

Thou shalt not go up and down 
As a talebearer, among thy people. 

What is gone out of thy lips 
Shalt thou keep and perform. 

Carry on thy cause with thy neighbor 
But lay not open the secret of another. 

Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor secretly, 
And all the people shall say, Amen. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

O Thou great, mighty and awe-inspiring God, 
who givest power to the faint and increasest 
strength to them that have no might ! Without 
Thy gracious aid we are of no avail, but with Thy 
divine help, we are enabled to perform the duties 
laid upon us in our various spheres of husbands 
and wives, of brothers and sisters, of sons and 
daughters, of friends and neighbors, of superiors 
and inferiors, of citizens and children of God. 
Grant us ears to hear, eyes to see and hearts to 
follow Thy behests. May Thy will and our will 
be in perfect harmony. 

We thank Thee, O God, for the word given to 
us by the mouth of Thy servants, the teachers of 
men, inscribed in our Holy Book, our guide to duty. 
Grant us Thy fatherly help that we may direct our- 
selves by its law, conduct ourselves by its rules and 
order our steps by its commands. May we search 
its pages and learn of its divine wisdom so to act 
and so to live that our days may be spent in deeds 
of holiness. May we pursue the path it indicates 
to us and may we permit its light to illumine all the 
ways we go. 

Help us, O God, to tread under foot all that is 
base and low in us. May we more and more permit 

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the divine and eternal to be commingled with the 
affairs of life. May we add to right thinking right 
conduct, to strict justice brotherly-kindness, to a 
high sense of duty the deep sympathy of love. As 
in these winter days, the vegetable world is re- 
strained from putting forth the verdant buds and 
blossoms, but when the genial warmth of the spring 
and summer returns it w T ill deck itself in bridal 
array, so let us understand that human life grows 
but little under the numbing and paralyzing in- 
fluence of injustice and wrong-doing, but puts forth 
abundantly, to Thy glory and to the greater good of 
man, under the gentle influence of the warmth of 
love. Let us then, we pray Thee, so behold revela- 
tions of Thee in all Thy works, that we humbly 
imitate Thy providential and paternal loving-kind- 
ness. 

Bless all who are gathered here to-day. Bless 
the parents and their little ones. May they grow 
in godlikeness daily. May each home become a 
sanctuary. May there proceed from among all men 
holy influences that make for righteousness. Bless 
all strangers who are with us to-day. All are Thy 
children ; to all art Thou a father ; strangers though 
they be to us, they are known to Thee. Let Thy 
benediction descend upon them and let none of their 
upright requests be unanswered by Thee. Remem- 



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ber the souls that are struggling to be free and 
holy. Comfort the comfortless, help the helpless, 
heal the sick, support the falling, sustain the down- 
cast. 

Make men to see that as Thou art one, without 
division or parts, so should mankind become a per- 
fect unity. Still the voice of prejudice and cast out 
all rancor and bitterness of sectarian strife. May 
the day be nigh when the unholy bands of wicked- 
ness shall be broken and the eyes of the spiritually 
blind shall be opened, when all men shall acknowl- 
edge Thy rule and glorify Thee in the words of 
Holy Writ, saying: 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

orrqa p«n vhn nnox mrp rnp vmp vnp 

(Isaiah vu t j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page 75.) 

ANTHEM. 



LECTURE. 

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A PURPOSE IN LIFE. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Live for something; be not idle, 

Look about thee for employ; 
Sit not down to useless dreaming, 

Labor is the sweetest joy. 
Folded hands are ever weary, 

Selfish hearts are never gay ; 
Life for thee hath many duties — 

Active be, then, while you may. 

Scatter blessings in your pathway, — 

Gentle words and cheering smiles ; 
Better far than gold and silver 

Are their grief-dispelling wiles, 
As the pleasant sunshine falleth 

Ever on the grateful earth, 
So let sympathy and kindness 

Gladden well the darkened hearth. 

Hearts that are oppressed and weary, 

Drop the tear of sympathy ; 
Whisper words of hope and comfort, 

Give, and thy reward shall be 
Joy, unto thy soul returning. 

From this perfect fountain-head ; 
Freely as thou freely givest, 

Shall the grateful light be shed. 

— Anon. 

BENEDICTION. 



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SERVICE XX. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

ETIRIXG from the world for a moment we 
lift our souls to Thee, our God and the God 
of our fathers. May we be bathed in the 
sanctifying dews of purity and flooded with the 
sunshine of righteousness. May we here find 
strength for the moment of weakness, consolation 
for the hour of trial and light for the day of evil. 
Come unto us, O God, as we draw nigh unto Thee. 
Enter Thou our hearts as we enter Thy house in 
the fervent hope of leaving it uplifted and ennobled 
by worshipping Thee. Be Thou our sun and shield. 
Guide us in our devotions and guard us on our way, 
now and forever. Amen. 

HOLD ONI 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

There are moments when life's shadows 

Fall all darkly on the soul. 
Hiding stars of hope behind them 

In a black, impervious scroll ; 
When we walk with trembling footsteps, 

Scarcely knowing how or where 
The dim paths we tread are leading, 

In our midnight of despair. 

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SERVICE XX. 



Stand we firm in that dread moment, 

Stand we firm, nor shrink away ; 
Looking boldly through the darkness, 

Wait the coming of the day; 
Gath'ring strength while we are waiting 

For the conflict yet to come ; 
Fear not, fail not, light will lead us 

Yet in safety to our home. 

Firmly stand, though sirens lure us ; 

Firmly stand, though falsehood rail ; 
Holding justice, truth, and mercy. 

Die we may, but cannot fail ; 
Fail ! it is the word of cowards, 

Fail ! the language of the slave ; 
Firmly stand, till duty beckons ; 

Onward then, e'en to thy grave. 

— F. D. Gage. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens ; and 
Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Thy 
righteousness is like the great mountains ; Thy 
judgments are like the great deep : O Lord, Thou 
preservest man and beast. How excellent is Thy 
loving-kindness, O God ! therefore the children of 
men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings. 
For with Thee is the fountain of life ; in Thy light 
shall we see light. 

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Many, O Lord our God, are Thy wonderful 
works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts 
which are toward us : they cannot be reckoned up ; 
if we would declare and speak of them, they are 
more than can be numbered. In all the glories of 
the heavens, in all the beauties of the earth, in all 
the wonders of the sea, Thy presence may be seen 
by all whom faith enlightens and love of Thee in- 
spires. Thou art the Lord of hosts, the Eternal is 
Thy name ; Thy glory hast Thou given not to an- 
other nor Thy honor to graven images. We call 
upon Thee, O God, assured that Thou wilt save us. 
We cast our burden upon Thee, certain that Thou 
wilt sustain us. Hear us, Father of all, and answer 
our petition which, with fervent devotion, we offer 
before Thee, saying: 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord: 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 

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mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
ai the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One/' 

{Choral Response.) 

.im mm iy»nf?K mm bvrw* 

(Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
THE RELIGION OF DUTY. 

Rabbi: 

Turn ye not unto idols, 

Nor make unto yourselves molten gods. 

Congregation : 

Thou shalt not hate thy neighbor ; 

In righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor. 

Choir : 

In the path of righteousness there is life, 
In the pathway thereof, there is no death. 

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Sanctify yourselves and be ye holy ; 
For I, the Lord your God, am holy. 

Ye shall every one revere, his mother and father 
And keep my Sabbaths ; I am the Lord. 

Whoso sheddeth the blood of man 
By man shall his blood be shed. 

Seek the welfare of the city, 

And pray in its behalf unto the Lord. 

Proclaim liberty throughout the land 
Unto all the inhabitants thereof. 

Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant, 
Whether he be of thy brethren or of thy strangers. 

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox 
When he thresheth out the corn. 

Better is little with righteousness 
Than great revenues without right. 

He that hasteth to be rich, eonsidereth not 
That poverty shall come upon him. 

Remove from thee frowardness of heart, 
Perverseness of lips put away from thee. 

Let another man praise thee 
And not thine own lips. 

Revere God and keep His commandments 
For this is the whole duty of man. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

O Thou who art the Father of all men, the 
Sovereign and Lord of the Universe! Humbly we 
bend before Thee and ask the outpouring of Thy 
holy spirit on all assembled before Thee. Man that 
is born of woman is of few days, yet those days 
may b^ made of good effect if he will apply his heart 
to wisdom. Lord God, open Thou our eyes to see 
our duty and give us a willing disposition to per- 
form it, however difficult it may be, however much 
it may lacerate our flesh or wound our hearts. 

For us heroes and martyrs have striven and 
died. To make the world better and men holier, 
the noblest have offered themselves as sacrifices. 
They have gone as sheep to the slaughter and as a 
lamb before the shearer is dumb, so they opened 
not their mouth. They dedicated themselves to 
Thee by their service to their fellowmen. To-day 
they are enshrined in the hearts of humanity, their 
praise departs not from our lips, their names are 
honored and sung. But in their day they were 
despised and rejected of men, abused and aisowned. 

Thus, too, has Israel suffered in the long pro- 
cession of the ages. Men have made of him a by- 
word and a scorn, a mockery and a derision. Yet 
Thy people have only done their appointed duty of 

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announcing Thy holiness and unity and of testify- 
ing to Thy existence. O God, our fathers trusted 
in Thee ; they trusted and they were never ashamed. 
Grant us the spirit of our brave ancestors. May 
we speak of Thy statutes before men and not be 
put to shame. May our lives be domed by love 
and supported by justice and righteousness. May 
our deeds be evidences that we love Thee above 
our choicest possessions and that Thy spirit con- 
strains us. May we be worthy members of the fold 
of Israel. 

Help us ever to worship Thee in the spirit of 
an upright belief, not bending the knee to gods of 
the human imagination, but to Thee alone, our 
fathers' God, the one only God, Creator of the ends 
of the earth. May we hold Thy name in reverence 
and publicly worship Thee in the beauty of holi- 
ness on days of solemn assembly, as well as in our 
daily experience. Turn the hearts of the parents 
towards their children and may they honor them by 
pious precept and example ; and also turn the hearts 
of the children towards their parents, and may they 
honor them by loving service and devoted faithful- 
ness. Inspire us with a profound respect for the 
life, honor, property, and reputation of our neigh- 
bors. Help us to set a watch on our hearts, so that 
they become the source of pure feeling, that we 
know not envy and indulge not in covetousness. 

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In the stern duties of life may we not be found 
wanting. May our hands be clean and our hearts 
pure. May w r e backbite not with our tongues, nor 
join in doing deceit. Thus may we become worthy 
of dwelling in Thy tabernacle and of abiding in Thy 
holy hill. Thus may we earn Thy favor so that we 
be not moved. Turn the hearts of all men towards 
each other. In the ranks of earth's pilgrims may 
there grow a clear comprehension of the fact that 
we are all wending our way towards one end, and 
that, on that road, we are all bound by the common 
tie of mortality. As we pass along the road of our 
pilgrimage, may ours be a life that continually shews 
forth Thy praise, may our song be that of the 
angels, who, of old, sang to Thee : 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole w r orld is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

•rnaa pan k^d nwsx nirv» »vrp tmp annp 

(Isaiah vu t j.) 

{The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page 75.) 



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ANTHEM, 

LECTURE. 

THE LIBERATORS. 

{To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
An off ring to the shrine of pow'r 

Our hands shall never bring; 
A garland on the car of pomp 

Our hands shall never fling; 
Applauding in the conqueror's path 

Our voices ne'er shall be; 
But we have hearts to honor those 

Who bade the world go free ! 

Praise to the good, the pure, the great, 

Who made us what we are ! 
Who lit the flame which yet shall glow, 

With radiance brighter far : 
Glory to them in coming time, 

And through eternity, 
Who burst the captive's galling chain, 

And bade the world go free ! 

— H. Nicoll. 

BENEDICTION, 



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PROEM* 

Rabbi : 

DE PLEASED, O God, to look with favor upon 
the offering we bring to Thee with willing 
hands and loving hearts. May our service be 
the source of holy living and high thinking. May 
it lead to a consecration of our every thought, word 
and deed. May it prove an uplift of heart and soul. 
Grant, O Lord, that we may be led from our medita- 
tion of Thy perfection to render helpful service to 
our fellowmen. Amen. 

OUR CREED. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
There is one only God 
Through nature's vast domains : 
A God of Righteousness, 
Whose love fore'er remains. 
None can compare to Him, 
Eternal is His name, 
He was of old, He is, 
And will be e'er the same. 

He is the First and Last, 
And absolutely One ; 
Without divided parts, 
And equal has He none. 

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Unchanging is His law, 
Immutable His will, 
And though we often err, 
His mercy guards us still. 

Our inmost secret thought 
Before Him open lies, 
Our deeds are all observed 
By His all-seeing eyes. 
All goodness He rewards, 
On sin He sends a blight, 
The clean and pure of heart 
Are His supreme delight. 

This uncreated God, 
Of man, is Father, Friend; 
The heavens, earth and seas 
He made from end to end. 
He is the King of kings, 
Of lords the highest Lord, 
By all that has life's breath 
He is to be adored. 

To love Him we must do 
True service for mankind, 
For thus, a paradise 
On earth we all shall find. 
In His most loving hands 
Our souls in faith we place, 
In life and death we trust 
His justice and His grace. 

—J. Leonard Levy. 

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GLORIFICATION, 

Rabbi : 

Thou art, O God, our praise and our song; 
Thou hast been our salvation. Thou art our Lord 
and we glorify Thee, our fathers' God and we extol 
Thee. The whole world is beautiful because Thy 
spirit breathes through it. Heaven and earth are 
full of loveliness because Thine was the hand which 
formed them. All Thy works may lose their beauty 
and pass away, but Thou wilt abide. Seedtime and 
harvest, heat and cold, summer's wealth of per- 
fumed roses and winter's spotless snows, all may 
disappear, but Thou wilt be forever. Tides may 
cease to ebb and flow, the unnumbered worlds may 
cease to move in rythmic galaxies, the glowing orb 
that floods the earth with golden sunshine and the 
pale calm light that brightens the darkness of the 
night, all may fade and be forgotten as a tale that is 
told, but Thou wilt exist beyond the crash of doom 
and stand beyond the last days. The universe pro- 
claims Thee a bounteous protector and we, Thy 
children, whom Thou hast illumined with a ray of 
Thy divinity, bend the knee before Thy awe-inspir- 
ing greatness and prostrate ourselves before Thv 
benignant love. Trusting in Thee and with faith in 
Thy never-ending mercy, we pray : 

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(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may_ the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord: 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
aJ the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One/' 

(Choral Response.) 

{Deui. vi., 4) 



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OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
RATIONAL BELIEF. 

Rabbi : 

There shall not be found among thee 
One who useth divination; 

Congregation : 

Or an enchanter, or a charmer, or a wizard, 
Or a consulter with familiar spirits ; 

Choir : 

For an abomination unto the Lord 
Are all that do these things. 

Turn ye not unto idols, 

Nor make yourselves molten gods. 

Eyes have they, but they see not ; 
Ears have they, but they hear not; 

They that make them are like unto them, 
So is every one that trusteth in them. 

They have no knowledge, that set up images 
And pray unto a God that cannot save. 

Put away the strange gods. 

That are among you, and be clean. 

Prepare your hearts unto the Lord 
And serve Him only. 

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How long halt ye between two opinions? 

If God be Lord follow Him ; if Baal, follow him. 

Ye shall not go after other gods, 

Of the gods of the people round about you. 

There is none like unto Thee, Lord, 

Thou art great and Thy name is great in might. 

Because they regard not the works of the Lord, 
He shall destroy them and not build them up. 

God's law is certain, refreshing the soul ; 
God's testimony is sure, making wise the simple. 

The righteous Lord loveth righteousness 
His countenance doth behold the upright. 

PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Thou who didst make man in Thy image, who 
didst place within him the light of reason ! We bless 
Thee for Thy gracious gift and extol Thee for all 
the precious boons conferred upon us. Before Thee 
nations are but as a drop from a bucket and even the 
greatest are vanity and less than nothing. But 
since we are quickened by Thy breath and illumined 
by the rays of divine reason, we may aspire after the 
things that are eternal and grow in moral strength 
unto the stature of those worthy to be called Thy 
children. 

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Not in vain have we trusted Thee. Thou hast 
brought us out of the land of spiritual bondage and 
directed our footsteps toward the promised land of 
truth. The bitter w r aters of persecution for truth's 
sake hast Thou sweetened by Thy promises and the 
fiery serpents of bigotry and fanaticism are gradu- 
ally disappearing from our path. The wilderness of 
superstition is being converted into a land where the 
fragrant flowers of reason may bloom in the golden 
light of knowledge and the bounteous harvests of 
rational faith may_ grow in the glowing sunshine of 
progressive thought. In the days of mankind's 
moral and spiritual gloom Thou hast ever set before 
us a pillar of light ; and in the days of mankind's 
greatest brightness Thou hast appointed a pillar of 
cloud, to remind us of the impenetrable difficulties by 
which we are surrounded, that we might confide in 
Thee where human vision fails, and trust ourselves in 
Thy keeping. Thou hast given to our souls the 
heavenly manna of divine hope and supplied all our 
bodily needs with food provided by Thy bounty. 

May Thy light so shine that the dark places of 
the earth be brightened by a knowledge of Thee. 
May men, the whole world over, turn toward the 
light of the dawning day. May truth prove more 
attractive than tradition. May all of us guage our 
beliefs by the standard of constantly unfolding 

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knowledge. May we cast out all superstition. May 
we detest ignorance and abominate bigotry. May we 
strive to discover Thy laws, which run hither and 
thither in the universe and may we square our lives 
with the truths proclaimed by the mouths of the 
hcly and saintly teachers of mankind. 

Grant, O God, that we may fully understand 
that Thou art best worshipped by those who follow 
the dictates of conscience rather than the appeals of 
convenience, for Thou, O God, desirest truth more 
than fashion and reason more than credulity. Give 
us eyes to see that mercy is more than sacrifice, sin- 
cerity more than form, uprightness more than cere- 
mony, justice more than custom, right more than rite. 
Let not our respect for what our fathers held dear 
blind us to our duty of acquiring more light and 
broader views of truth. Let the time fast approach 
when intelligence shall rule where ignorance now 
reigns, when love shall control where hatred now 
prevails, when righteousness shall be exalted where 
injustice now dominates. May the day soon be here 
when all men, bound by a rational faith, may glorify 
Thy sanctity in the words of Israel's seer : 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response,) 

.rnaa p»n mwx nw »vrp prrp pHp 

(Isaiah vu, J.) 
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e Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to i 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page 75.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 



THE DAY OF GOD. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Lo ! the day of God is breaking; 

Light is in the sky ! 
See the world to life awaking; 

Morning draweth nigh! 

Now the powers of wrong and darkness 

Lose their stolen crown; 
And the hosts of superstition 

We are treading down. 

Ancient forms of woe and error 

Flee before the light; 
And the cruel creeds of terror 

Vanish with the night. 

God will give us songs for sadness, 

Wipe our tears away ; 
Turn our mourning into gladness, 

And our night to day. 

— C. G. Ames. 

BENEDICTION. 



SERVICE XXII. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

LORD, God, whom the heavens and heaven of 
heavens cannot contain, but who deignest 
to dwell in our hearts, look down upon us 
who are assembled in Thy honor, to offer before 
Thee the incense of our praise and the sacrifice of 
our prayer. Grant us this day eyes to see the truth 
and hearts to willingly follow it. Inspire us with 
the joy of Thy presence and let us feel that our 
service is acceptable in Thy sight. May all we say 
be to Thy glory and may all we do lead to our im- 
provement and uplifting. May our worship of 
Thee help us to walk in purity, uprightness and 
truth, all our days, Amen. 

KEEP ME EVER. 

(To be sang by Choir and Congregation.) 
Holy Father, Thou hast taught me, 
I should live to Thee alone; 
Year by year Thy hand has brought me 
On through dangers oft unknown. 
When I wandered, Thou hast found me ; 
When I doubted, sent me light; 
Still Thine arm has been around me, 
All my paths were in Thy sight. 

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In the world will foes assail me, 
Craftier, stronger far than I ; 
And the strife may never fail me, 
Well I know, before I die. 
Therefore, Lord, I come believing 
Thou canst give the power I need ; 
Through the prayer of faith receiving 
Strength — the spirit's strength, indeed. 

I would trust in Thy protection, 
Wholly rest upon Thine arm ; 
Follow wholly Thy direction, 
Thou, mine only guard from harm ! 
Keep me from mine own undoing, 
Help me turn to Thee when tried, 
Still my footsteps, Father, viewing, 
Keep me ever at Thy side. 

—J. M. Neale. 
GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi: 

Thou, O God, art all goodness, supreme are 
Thy power and wisdom. Without end is Thy love 
and as is Thy love so is Thy merciful pity. Thy 
glory fills heaven and earth with its majesty. Thou 
art great and greatly to be praised, for though 
Thou art the mighty and awe-inspiring God, Thy 
hand is stretched out lovingly in forgiveness and 
Thy everlasting arms are held out to receive all 
who turn to Thee in sorrow for their misdeeds. As 

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the cloud is blotted out by the refulgent rays of the 
glowing sun, so dost Thou wipe away all trace of 
our errors, if, truly repentant, we seek Thee and 
strive to keep far from the ways of guilt. Though 
our sins be as scarlet they become white as snow, 
though they be red as crimson they become white 
as wool, by Thy gracious forgiveness. Thou know- 
est our frame and rememberest that we are but 
dust. Thou showest pity for our failings and in- 
firmities; Thou lovingly forgivest our open and hid- 
den faults. We adore Thy holiness which makes 
sin productive of fearful consequences, but we wor- 
ship Thy love that pardons the sinner and opens to 
him the way of peace. Therefore we lift our voices 
to Thee in humble prayer. Therefore we ask Thy 
favorable answer to the petition we bring before 
Thee, saying: 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 

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as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see us. 
May w r e add to the good in the world and strive to 
overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for soul 
and body and cause the work of our hands to pros- 
per. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in all the 
ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name in life 
and death through the words ot our holy teacher, 
"Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, the Eternal 
is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

(Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
SIN AND FORGIVENESS. 

Rabbi : 

The thought of foolishness is sin : 
The scorner is an abomination to men, 

Congregation : 

A high look, and a proud heart, 

And the plowing of the wicked, is sin. 

Choir : 

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, 
By reverence for God men depart from evil, 

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If the wicked restore the pledge, 
Give back that which he had robbed, 

Walk in the statutes of life, 
Without committing iniquity, 

He shall surely live, 
He shall not die. 

There is not a just man on earth 
That doeth good and sinneth not. 

Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways, 
For why will ye die? 

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; 
Whoso forsaketh them shall have mercy. 

Let the wicked forsake his way, 

And the unrighteous man his thoughts ; 

Let him return unto the Lord 
And he will have mercy, 

And (let him return) to our God, 
For He will abundantly pardon. 

The Lord, the eternal God, is merciful, 
Longsufferng, abundant in goodness and truth, 

Keeping mercy for thousands, 

Forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. 

.Though your sins be as searlet 
They shall be as white as snow, 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi: 

Gracious and long-suffering Father! Thou 
seest the inward prompting of every heart. Before 
Thy all-discerning eyes, our thoughts are clear and 
our deeds are known. Thou art unsearchable, but 
Ihou searchest out the secret imaginations of man 
and Thou knowest the motives that move all thy 
creatures to action. We are sinful, weak, erring. 
Thou art strong, righteous and forgiving. Thy 
mercy anticipates Thy justice. 

We pray Thee, O God, to help us to freely 
confess our faults and to enable us to cast them 
aside as we would hurl away a filthy insect. May 
Ave see sin in all its naked ugliness and horrifying 
repulsiveness. Thy law is written athwart the 
universe and has been revealed to us by the teachers 
of men. We recognize its beauty ; Ave realize its 
sanctity. But our wills are infirm and our purposes 
weak. We fall away from the high standard of 
duty imposed upon us and ignore Thy loA'ing dic- 
tates Avhich reason and conscience acknowledge as 
imperative and obligatory. We sin with our lips ; 
Ave err in our thoughts ; Ave commit misdeeds with 
our hands. 

But as a father pities his child, so, O Lord, 
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the moral death of the sinner, but rather that he 
should repent and live. Grant us Thy help that we 
may ask pardon of those we have wronged and thus 
receive Thy forgiving grace. Give us the power 
to understand Thy eternal laws, and understanding 
them, may we have the wisdom to follow them. 
May we realize that upon sin there can never be 
blessing and that, although^in Thy mercy/Thou wilt 
forgive the sinner, yet Thy justice will not suffer 
the evil results of sin to be effaced until they have 
become destroyed by annihilating themselves. May 
we know Thee and love Thee and thus become 
ashamed to offend Thee by ignoring Thy laws, 
which, whenever outraged, break us, for they are 
unbreakable. 

Help us, O Lord, to live in peace with Thee, 
with all men and with ourselves. Teach us that 
we sin against Thee when we deal falsely with Thy 
children. May our deeds be marked by justice and 
our actions inspired by equity. May we grow more 
lovmg, more honest, more upright, more thoughtful, 
each day. May we strive to root out prejudices and 
break down barriers and cast aside our narrow dis- 
likes, patterning our lives after Thy law, which 
deals equitably by all men. May our tongues give 
expression to the law of kindness and may we speak 
the truth at all times. May we realize that we do 

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not love Thee, unless we manifest love towards Thy 
children, the sons of men. May we anticipate the 
pardon we implore of Thee, by extending forgive- 
ness to those who offend us. May all our efforts 
be in the direction of holiness, and may we praise 
Thee by our lives which, we pray, may become a 
joyous refrain, set to the words uttered by the 
ancient seer : 

Holy. Holy. Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

OToa pan to «to nwnx hot amp vmp amp 

(Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED, 

(See page 75.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 



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RETURN! 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Brother, hast thou wandered far 
From thy Father's happy home, 
With thyself and God at war? 
Turn thee, brother : homeward come. 

Hast thou wasted all the powers 
God for noble uses gave? 
Squandered life's most golden hours? 
Turn thee, brother: God can save. 

Is a mighty famine now 

In thy heart and in thy soul? 

Discontent upon thy brow? 

Turn thee : God will make thee whole. 

Fall before Him on the ground, 

Pour thy sorrow in His ear, 

Seek Him while He may be found, 

Call upon Him, — He is near. 

—J F. Clarke. 



BENEDICTION, 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

nAKER of heaven and earth, who turnest the 
thick darkness of the night into the bright 
light of day, we appear before Thee at Thy 
shrine to ask Thy blessing on all our undertakings 
and to lift our souls to Thee by meditating on Thy 
laws. May Thy presence illumine our minds and 
Thy love inspire our hearts as we ponder on Thy 
mercy and Thy justice. Shew us Thy ways, O 
God, teach us Thy paths. Lead us in Thy truth 
and teach us, for Thou art the God of our salva- 
tion ; on Thee do we wait all the day. Grant us the 
joy of Thy saving grace and uphold us with Thy 
free spirit. O God of Israel, Thou givest strength 
and power unto Thy people; blessed be Thy holy 
name, forever and forever. Amen. 

THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Through all the various shifting" scene 
Of life's mistaken ill or good, 
Thy hand, O God, conducts unseen 
The beautiful vicissitude. 



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Thou givest with a Father's care, 
Howe'er unjustly we complain, 
To each his necessary share 
Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 

All things on earth, and all in heaven, 
On Thy eternal will depend ; 
And all for greater good were given, 
Would man pursue the appointed end. 

Be tnis my care; to all beside 

Indifferent let my wishes be; 

Passion be calm, and dumb be pride, 

And fixed my soul, great God, on Thee ! 

— S. Collett. 

GLORIFICATION, 

Rabbi : 

Almighty God, were our words of thanks as far 
beyond number as the green buds that peep on the 
bushes in the spring season ; were our hymns of 
praise as countless as the new blades of grass that 
crown the earth with a verdant diadem ; were our 
songs of gratitude as numberless as the many-hued 
flowers which add indescribable charm to the 
beauty of the world ; they would still be but a 
feeble expression of the glowing gratitude we feel 
for all Thy goodness to us, and an insufficient 
tribute to Thy unspeakable glory. Thou sendest 
sleep to the earth in the winter and coverest it with 

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the unblemished mantle of spotless snow. Death 
seems to conquer and before its icy breath the 
vegetable world appears to wither and die. But 
anon, the gleaming sun regains its warmth and, 
through its light and heat, Thou kissest into life the 
sleeping energies of the earth. Soon, on every side, 
shall we witness the marvel of nature's resurrec- 
tion. Soon will there be made manifest to us the 
glories of the divine power pulsating on hillside and 
valley, throbbing on mountain and plain. Soon will 
the sweet smelling garlands of spring offer incense 
to Thee, and the melodious songs of the birds chant 
to Thee, hallelujah choruses. We, too, join in the 
universal tribute borne to Thee by the heavens, 
earth and seas. We glorify Thee and extol Thy 
holy name. We also prostrate ourselves before 
Thee and pray : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do w r hat seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 

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as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see us. 
May we add to the good in the world and strive to 
overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for soul 
and body and cause the work of our hands to pros- 
per. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in all the 
ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name in life 
and death through the words of our holy teacher, 
"Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, the Eternal 
is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
RETRIBUTION* 

Rabbi : 

He that soweth iniquity, shall reap vanity. 
Be sure your sin will find you out. 

Congregation : 

They have sown the wind, 

And they shall reap the whirlwind. 

Choir : 

Evil pursueth sinners; 

But to the righteous, good shall be repaid. 

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I will judge you, every one 

According to his ways, saith the Lord God. 

Great in counsel, O God, and mighty in work, 
Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of men ; 

To give every one according to his ways, 
And according to the fruit of his doings. 

The righteousness of the righteous 
Shall be upon himself; 

The wickedness of the wicked 
Shall be upon himself. 

The Lord zvill reward the doer of evil, 
According to his wickedness. 

The curse of the Lord is in the house of wicked, 
And He blesseth the habitation of the just. 

The righteous shall be recompensed on earth, 
How much more the wicked and the sinner. 

God shall bring every work into judgment, 
Whether it be good or whether it be evil. 

To him that soweth righteousness 
Shall be a sure reward. 

Surely God will not do wickedly, 

Neither will the Almighty prevent judgment. 

If thou seek Him, He will be found, of thee; 
If thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Lord of all, Thou hast made man's mouth; 
Thou makest the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and 
the blind. Thou hast given us eyes to see Thy 
handiwork, ears to hear the music of Thy eternal 
Laws and a mouth to sing Thy praises and to utter 
words of truth and mercy and justice. Our feet 
wherewith we may haste to follow Thy bidding, 
our hands which may be consecrated by doing 
worthy deeds, and our bodies which may be built 
into temples fit for the indwelling of Thy holy 
spirit, our minds which may be brightened by the 
light of knowledge and our hearts which may be 
attuned to Thee in love, all are Thy precious gifts 
to us. We pray Thee, O God, that, out of Thy 
bountiful goodness, Thou wilt continue to bestow 
on us proofs of Thy fatherly affection, and make 
us to understand Thy will more completely and 
ever more clearly. 

Grant us an understanding mind, O God. May 
we see that Thy laws are everlasting and unchang- 
ing. May we fully realize that between cause and 
effect there is always a perfect balance. May we 
always remember that we reap what we sow. If 
we do justice, we shall enjoy the fruits of justice; 
if we do injustice we open up a way for still greater 

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injustice to be done. Thy prophet has warned us 
that they who sow w r ind shall reap the whirlwind 
and such is the nature of Thy laws that wrong- 
doing leads to still greater wrong-doing and evil 
produces untold harvests of greater evil. Teach us, 
O God, to open our eyes to see that the reward of 
righteousness is the pow r er to ever do more right- 
eous deeds, whilst the reward of sin is moral death 
to the sinner and ever greatening affliction and evil 
to others. For sin is the blind Samson which not 
only pulls down the temple of a pure conscience, 
but destroys the evil-doer and afflicts wrongs on 
all it affects. There is nothing lost in the realms 
of nature and there is nothing consigned to an- 
nihilation in human nature. The principle of retri- 
bution is supreme. If the good we do continues 
to multiply itself, so, too, does the evil. Thou art 
Justice supreme. Thine eye searches the hidden 
chambers of the heart, the secret recesses of the 
mind and the open and concealed actions of the 
hand, and Thou rewardest every man according to 
his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds. 
Before the tribunal of Thy unfailing and unerring 
Justice there is no respect for persons and Thou 
takest no bribe, O God of Righteousness. 

Inspire us to heed Thy divine behests. Mav 
we never be guilty of calling evil good, or good evil ; 

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of putting darkness for light or light for darkness; 
of putting bitter for sweet or sweet for bitter. Help 
us to be upright in all our ways, just in all our 
dealings, equitable in all our undertakings. Save 
us from the remorse of an offended conscience. 
May we sow seeds of benevolence and holiness and 
may we not repay wrong by wrong nor evil by evil. 
Destroy all untruthfulness and root out all dis- 
honesty. Remove from us every revengeful de- 
sire and every vindictive feeling. Make it clear 
before our oft-clouded vision that Thou wilt never 
justify the wicked nor make sin to appear as though 
it were righteousness. Fill us with reverence for 
Thy laws. Bind us together in peace and love. 

Send l hy blessing on all houses of worship in 
this and m every community throughout our coun- 
try. Bless this great land, consecrated to the spirit 
of equal rights and equal laws. May liberty be 
cherished as our highest political privilege. Bless 
the President of the United States and all who are 
associated with him in the administration of the 
public affairs of this nation. Send Thy blessing 
upon our State and all its officers. Grant prosperity 
to this city and make its industries to flourish* 
Keep its homes pure and its citizens faithful to their 
duties. And in the minds of all let Thy light so 
shine, that soon a united brotherhood of men may 

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announce Thy sanctity in the words of the pious 
prophet : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole World is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•vnaa pun to xbv nwax nw wrtp mp «mp 

{Isaiah vu t j.) 



(77*? /?a&&i ^Aa// read ^£ 7Vw Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 



FOR THE BEREAVED, 

{See page 75.) 



ANTHEM. 



LECTURE. 



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SOWING AND REAPING. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
The bounteous earth, by God's eternal will, 
The sons of man will bless the year around, 
If, carefully, the fallow soil they till, 
And scatter seed in well prepared ground. 

But if the choking weeds spread o'er the field, 
And stones usurp the place of fruitful seed ; 
No harvests, rich and vast, that land can yield, 
No golden grain supply the world's great need. 

Man reaps the harvest of the seed he sows : 
God's changeless laws for none will ever cease; 
Of sin and wrong, destructive evil grows ; 
Of righteousness, the goodly fruit is peace. 

O God most holy, just in all Thy ways, 
May we, with diligence, Thy laws rehearse ! 
Help us to sow such seed through all our days 
That we may garner blessing, never curse. 

— J. Leonard Levy. 



BENEDICTION. 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

rATHER, we come to Thee, believing that we 
may here find truth and peace. Meditating 
on Thy attributes we see how small is our 
worth. In Thy presence we realize that we are as 
nought. Our offended sense of right chides us 
when we think of Thee ; our souls appear shrivelled 
and contracted when w r e ponder on Thy love. So 
great art Thou; so petty are we! Pour out Thy 
holy spirit on us in this hour of prayer ; make it a 
wholesome time for us. May we here receive those 
influences that will make us better. May we be 
uplifted by serving Thee. May we carry hence, 
into the scenes of our active, busy life, the fragrance 
of piety and purity. May our deeds ever be proofs 
of our acknowledgment of Thy holiness and love. 
Amen. 

THROUGH PEACE TO LIGHT, 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be 

A pleasant road ; 
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me 

Aught of its load. 

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I do not ask that flowers should always spring 

Beneath my feet : 
I know too well the poison and the sting 

Of things too sweet. 

For one thing only, Lord, my God, I plead 

Lead me aright, — 
Though strength should falter and though 
heart should bleed, 

Through peace to light. 

I do not ask the end to understand 

My way to see ; 
Better in darkness just to feel Thy hand 

And follow Thee. 

Joy is like restless day; but peace divine 

Like quiet night. 
Lead me, O Lord, till perfect day shall shine, 

Through peace to light. 

— A. A. Procter. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Our tongues lack the power of glorifying Thee, 
O God, for the myriads of blessings, which Thou 
hast showered upon us. When we begin to think 
of Thy beneficence, we cannot sum it up ; it is more 
than we can tell. Thou hast brought us into the 
light of the growing day of liberty. Thou hast pro- 
vided for our wants with a lavish hand. Thou hast 
nourished us with food, which has ripened through 

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Thy bounty. Thou hast delivered us from the 
sword, saved us from pestilence and permitted us 
to escape the ravages of disease. Hitherto Thy 
tender mercies have supported us and Thy kindness 
has never forsaken us. Therefore the soul which 
Thou hast breathed into us and the tongues which 
Thou hast placed with our mouths worship and 
bless, glorify and extol Thee, our Father and our 
King. The universe is Thy temple; earth is Thy 
altar, and we, Thy worshippers, join in creation's 
song of glorification to the honor of Thy holy name. 
In our joys we praise Thee; in our sorrow we bless 
Thee. We acknowledge Thee a God of Righteous- 
ness, the rock and defense of all who trust in Thee. 
We also ask Thee to hear our voice as we place our 
petitions before Thee. Hear us and answer us, 
Thou God of our salvation, as we humbly pray : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 

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as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, the 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

.nrw trot* ir»r6K mrp hvrw jjdw 

{Deut. vi. s 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
COMFORT IN AFFLICTION, 

Rabbi : 

It is good for a man 

That he bear the yoke in his youth. 

Congregation : 

It is good that he should both hope 

And quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. 

Choir : 

For God doth not afflict willingly 
Nor grieve the children of men. 

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Many are the afflictions of the righteous ; 
But the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 

When my father and my mother forsake me, 
Then the Lord will take me up. 

Why art thou cast down, my soul? 

Why art thou disquieted? Hope thou in God. 

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, 
Neither be weary of His correction; 

For whom the Lord loveth He correcteth, 
Even as a father, the son in whom he delighteth. 

Happy is the man whom God correcteth ; 
Therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty. 

The refining pot is for silver, the fire for gold 
But the Lord trieth the heart. 

Affliction cometh not forth from the dust, 
Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground. 

Sorrow is better than laughter, 

For by sadness the heart is made better. 

When thou art in tribulation, 

And thou turn to the Lord thy God : 

He will not forsake thee, 

Nor forget the covenant of thy fathers. 

Cast thy burden on the Lord 
And He shall sustain thee. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi: 

Out of the depths we cry unto Thee, O Lord, 
hear Thou the voice of our prayer. All that Thou 
hast fashioned is good, the light and the dark, the 
sunshine and the cloud, the high, heaven-piercing 
mountains of success and the lowly, depressed val- 
leys of failure. Life is joyous, but about its swjeet- 
est melodies there is a tone of sadness, for, into the 
paths of even the happiest shadows come, and on 
the bushes, where grow the most fragrant roses, 
thorns crowd thick. 

O God, Thou art our refuge, our ever-present 
help in the hour of trouble. To whom can we turn 
amid the cares and trials, the burdens and diffi- 
culties of life, but to Thee, who lovest us with a 
father's devotion and with a mother's tenderness? 
To whom can we lift the upturned eye glistening 
with pearly tears of sorrow, but to Thee who art 
ready to listen and to change the shadow of mourn- 
ing into the brightness of rejoicing ? Help us to 
trust Thee in the darkness, as in the light. Aid us 
to place our faith in Thee in the hour of grief, as 
in the time of joy. Grant us the blessing of com- 
plete surrender to Thy holy will. 

In the day of sickness be Thou our physician; 
in the hour of defeat, be Thou our shield. When 

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failure seizes us in its gaunt and pitiless grasp, 
Thou our support. When discouraged, be Thou our 
helper. When the sea of life is rough : when all 
its billows pass over us ; when our fondest and most 
cherished hopes sink into the troughs of despon- 
dency; when storms lash our frail bark and beat us 
hither and thither : when the cruel winds of deceit 
drive us on the sunken rocks of despair : beThounigh 
to us. O God, help us to lock to Thee, to place our 
hand on Thee, our stay and our staff! Oft do our 
hearts bleed in bitter sorrow. Oft do the sighs of 
unutterable grief rend our bosoms. Oft do we 
suffer pangs and disappointments, to which we may 
give no expression. Our trusted friends prove per- 
fidious : our children wound us : our weak wills cry 
out against us : our offended conscience reproves 
us. Our way is often amid the cypress and the 
yew-tree, bordered with mourning emblems. Our 
hopes and our loves, our friends and our darlings 
are called to sleep the sleep that knows no awaken- 
ing on earth and we sigh for the touch of the 
vanished hand and we long for the sound of the 
voice that is still. 

Father of mercy, grant us Thy light to see the 
mission that sorrow fulfils. Let us understand that 
Thou sendest it to wean us from the world and to 
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find comfort in our affliction by trusting Thee. In 
our tears and darkness, in our distress and misfor- 
tune, lift up our eyes to Thee. Stay our hearts with 
Thy divine comfort and hold to our lips the cup of 
Thy consolation. Grant unto us childlike faith in 
Thee. May we never doubt Thy good intentions 
toward us. May we always bless Thee, for the evil 
as well as for the good, for Thou art a God at hand 
and not a God afar off. May we be assured that 
they who sow in tears will reap in joy, that though 
weeping may endure for a night, joy will come with 
the morning. In all the experiences of life, be they 
joyous or be they sorrowful, be they of happy 
realization or of crushing disappointment, may Ave 
ever be able to sanctify Thy holy name, repeating 
the words of the prophet : 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

.itds ps % n xbz mws rnrv tmp smp wnjp 

(Isaiah vt., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED, 

{See page /jr.) 

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ANTHEM* 
LECTURE. 

TRUST THE DIVINE LOVE. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
My God ! I thank Thee : may no thought 
E'er deem Thy chastisements severe ; 
But may this heart, by sorrow taught, 
Calm each wild wish, each idle fear. 

Thy mercy bids all nature bloom ; 
The sun shines bright, and man is gay; 
Thine equal mercy spreads the gloom 
That darkens o'er his little day. 

Full many a throb of grief and pain 
Thy frail and erring child must know ; 
But not one prayer is breathed in vain, 
Nor does one tear unheeded flow. 

Thy various messengers employ ! 
Thy purposes of love fulfil ! 
And mid the wreck of human joy, 
May kneeling faith adore Thy will ! 

— A. Norton. 

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PROEM, 

Rabbi: 

OUR God. Ave have both laid us down and 
slept. Ave have awakened because Thou 
hast preserA'ed us. We open the day with 
thoughts of Thee and come into Thy presence 
with our tribute of grateful thanks. Grant, O Lord, 
that Ave may take with us hence the uplifting in- 
fluence of our service of Thee. May Ave make mani- 
fest Thy spirit within us. by the character of our 
lives. Help us so to live that our holy faith ma}" be 
reverenced of men. Inspire all that is good and 
true in us to be deepened and strengthened by our 
Avorship. May Ave eA~er delight to do Thy will and 
may Thy laAv be inscribed on the tablets of our 
hearts. May Ave rejoice and be glad in Thee and 
through us, avIio seek Thy salvation, may all men 
be led to say. The Lord be glorified forever and for- 
ever. Amen. 

LIVING UNTO THEE! 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
God of the living, in whose eyes 
Unveiled Thy whole creation lies, 
All souls are Thine : Ave must not say 
That those are dead who pass away: 
From this our world of flesh set free, 
We know them living unto Thee. 



SERVICE XXV. 



Released from earthly toil and strife, 
With Thee is hidden still their life; 
Thine are their thoughts, their works, their 
powers, 

AH Thine, and yet most truly ours: 
For well we know, whate'er they be, 
Our dead are living unto Thee. 

Xot spilt like water on the ground, 

Not wrapped in dreamless sleep profound, 

Not wandering in unknown despair 

Beyond Thy voice, Thine arm, Thy care, 

Not left to lie like fallen tree: 

Not dead, but living unto Thee. 

O Breather into man of breath, 
O Holder of the keys of death, 
O Quickener of the life within, 
Save us from death, the death of sin, 
That body, soul, and spirit be 
Forever living unto Thee. 

—J. Allerton. 

GLORIFICATION, 

Rabbi : 

Lord God of all, Thou alone abidest in eternity. 
Thy name is holy and Thou art exalted above the 
praises of Israel. Thou art a God of truth. Tender- 
ness and righteousness are woven about Thee as a 
garment clings to our body. Thou art our strength 
and our Redeemer and though we cannot under- 
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can but lisp Thy greatness in feeble numbers, yet 
we trust Thee, for Thy love is great like the mighty 
mountains, and we confide in Thee for Thy mercy is 
like the never-failing streams. Although the fruit 
trees should not blossom and the vines fail to pro- 
duce their luscious clusters; although the flowers 
should not bloom and the fields should not yield 
their increase ; although sorrows should weave their 
sable pall about us and our path be covered with 
bruising rocks; though trials make our hearts to 
bleed and affliction cause the tears to stream from 
our w r eeping eyes; yet will we rejoice in Thee, O 
Lord, and joy in Thee, the God of our salvation, 
We commit ourselves to Thy keeping with unshaken 
faith and with unquestioning confidence. We ad- 
dress to Thee our prayers, believing that Thou wilt 
answer us. Hear the voice of our supplication as we 
humbly pray Thee : 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 



SERVICE XXV. 



clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see us. 
May we add to the good in the world and strive to 
overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance for soul 
and body and cause the work of our hands to pros- 
per. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in all the 
ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name in life 
and death through the words of our holy teacher, 
"Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, the Eternal 
is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

.nn« mrr» wnhx mm hxvy* yet? 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS, 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
DEATH AND IMMORTALITY. 

Rabbi : 

Man, that is born of woman, 

Is of few days and full of trouble. 

Congregation : 

His days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, 
They flee away like swift ships. 

Choir : 

Man is but of yesterday and lie knozceth nothing] 
His days on earth are but a shadozv. 

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Though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
Of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me: 

Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. 
Blessed are they that put their trust in God. 

The body returns to the dust as it was, 
The spirit returns to God zvho gave it. 

I know that my Redeemer liveth, 
And He shall exist till the end of days ; 

Though after my death worms destroy my body, 
When I am out of my flesh I shall see God. 

As for me, I shall behold Thy faee in righteousness, 
I shall be satisfied to awaken in thy likeness. 

Thy sun shall no more set, 

Neither shall thy moon withdraw itself : 

For the Lord shall be an everlasting light 
And the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 

Death shall be swallowed up in eternity, 

And God shall wipe azvay tears from off all faees. 

A good name is better than precious perfume ? 
The memory of the righteous is a blessing. 

Let me die the death of the righteous, 
And let my last end be like his. 

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketli azvay ; 
Blessed forever be the name of the Lord. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Almighty and most merciful Father, we pray 
Thee that out of Thy great goodness Thou wilt help 
us to remember our mortality. We are dust and 
we return to dust. However prosperous or dis- 
tressing be our span of life, however much it be 
garlanded with glowing emblems of glory or 
wreathed with sombre draperies of sorrow, do Thou 
aid us to be mindful of the end. In Thy mercy 
Thou hast created death, blessed be Thy holy name. 
Peace and beatitude it brings to those who have 
been clasped in its chill embrace. Healing and 
undisturbed repose it assures to those upon whose 
troubled brow it has left the imprint of immortality. 
O Lord have pity on us in the hour of our trials. 
As for the loved ones they are safe in Thy keeping. 
But it is so hard for us to place them where human 
eye shall no more be rejoiced by their presence, 
where human ear shall no more be charmed by the 
sweet music of their voice. In our distress we cry 
unto Thee and pray Thee, our Father, to be our 
comforter and helper. Teach us to trust Thee in 
the darkness, as in the light ; to hope in Thee in 
adversity as we rejoice in Thee in prosperity ; to 
never doubt Thee in our griefs any more than we 
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Thou our enlargement; in our afflictions be Thou 
our supreme delight. Whatever we may lose, 
whatever Thou seest fit to take from us, of what- 
soever possession we be deprived, O God, let us not 
lose our faith in Thee, take not away from us the 
sense of Thy fatherly goodness, deprive us not of 
the hope that Thou wilt provide the remedy for 
every ill and the cure for every disease. 

Father we thank Thee for the faith within us 
that as it is not all of life to live, so it is not the 
whole of death to die. We thank Thee for the hope 
that when the golden bowl of life is broken Thou 
wilt make it whole again. We praise Thee for the 
rational thought that when the pitcher of human 
existence is shattered at the fountain of death, Thou 
wilt, in Thine own way, and time, restore it to 
a yet more glorious form. We bend low in our 
worship of Thee for the trust that when the silver 
cord of earthly life is loosed and its precious jewels 
are unstrung and scattered, Thou wilt gather them 
yet again and reset them in a manner which eye 
has not seen and of which the mind of man can 
scarcely think. We yield Thee hearty thanks for 
the belief that as when our dear ones are, at birth, 
placed in our arms and we rock them into life in a 
little cradle, so, at death, our darlings are placed 
within another cradle, miscalled a coffin, and, on 

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the bosom of mother earth, are rocked into life 
eternal. 

Help us, O God, so to live that we may deserve 
immortality on earth and when our days of 
nature are ended, we may enjoy a blessed immor- 
tality with Thee. May our life be a triumphant 
hymn of praise to the glory of Thy name. Every- 
where, and at all times, may we so live that, by our 
deeds and words and thoughts, we worship Thee, 
that our whole existence here may be a grand sweet 
song whose inspiring theme shall be: 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•rroa p«n k^d nwax n.rv »rrp tmp emp 

(Isaiah vt m , j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page ij.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 

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HERE AND BEYOND* 

{To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Like shadows gliding o'er the plain, 

Or clouds that roll successive on, 
Man's busy generations pass ; 

And while we gaze their forms are gone e 

"He lived, — he died ;" behold the sum, 
The abstract, of the historian's page! 

Alike in God's all-seeing eye 

The infant's day, the patriarch's age. 

O Father, in whose mighty hand 
The boundless years and ages lie, 

Teach us thy boon of life to prize, 
And use the moments as they fly, — 

To crowd the narrow span of life 

With wise designs and virtuous deeds, 

So shall we w r ake from death's dark night 
To share the glory that succeeds. 

—John Taylor 



BENEDICTION, 



sp:rvice 



xxvi. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

OTHOU who art the guardian and shield of 
all who trust in Thee, we lift up our eyes 
to Thee from whom comes our help. 
Aid us, O God, to seek Thee in the spirit 
of true prayer and humble faith, that we 
may ask of Thee only that which may make us 
holier and better and that we may be ready to ac- 
cept whatever Thou sendest us without complaint 
and without rebellion against Thy will. Draw us 
after Thee. Make us to recognize the influence of 
Thy law. Send Thy blessing upon this hour and 
grant that we may leave this sanctuary bearing 
Thy word within our hearts, inspired to fulfil Thy 
behests. Amen. 

NATURE'S TRIBUTE* 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Our God is good : in earth and sky 

From ocean depths and spreading wood, 

Ten thousand voices seem to cry, 
"God made us all and God is good." 

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The sun that keeps his tractless way, 
And downward pours his golden flood, 

Night's sparkling hosts, all seem to say, 
In accents clear, that God is good. 

I hear it in the rushing breeze : 
The hills that have for ages stood, 

The echoing sky and roaring seas, 
All swell the chorus, "God is good." 

Yea, God is good, all nature says, 

By God's own hand with speech endowed ; 

And man, in louder notes of praise, 
Should sing for joy that God is good. 

— E. Pollen. 

GLORIFICATION* 

Rabbi : 

Almighty God, Father of all men, the earth is 
Thine and the fulness thereof, the whole universe 
and all that it contains. Thy works praise Thee, 
for all which Thy hand has made declares Thy 
greatness and shews forth the marvels of Thy infin- 
ite power. Thou alone doest wondrous things and 
Thy name shall endure forever. Thou openest Thy 
hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 
Daily are Thy mercies extended toward all that Thy 
will has called into being ; each morning is Thy love 
renewed toward all Thy creatures. The universe is 
a manifestation of Thy greatness and goodness. 
Thou adornest the world with unspeakable beauty. 

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Thou hast made the sun to gird the earth with a 
warm garment of golden light and the moon and 
stars to brighten and spangle the dark cloak which 
envelopes the earth while Thy creatures rest. In 
every blade of grass, in very verdant leaf, in every 
budding tree, in the glistening drop of dew, in the 
rushing rivulet, in the broad-flowing river, in the 
ceaseless, restless ocean, we see marks of the glory 
of Thy majesty. Our minds are too feeble to en- 
compass Thee ; our words fail to express the faintest 
idea of Thy sublime essence. We therefore prostrate 
ourselves before Thee and seek to worship Thee in 
the beauty of holiness. We likewise pour out our 
souls before Thee in prayer and invoke Thy favora- 
ble acceptance of the petition we lay before Thee 
saying : 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying : This is from the Lord : 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 

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mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world" and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. YVe humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holv 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

(Choral Response.) 

{Deui. 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

(For Rabbi. Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
NATURE. 

Rabbi : 

The heavens declare the glory of God, 

And the firmament sheweth His handiwork; 

Congregation : 

Day unto day uttereth speech 

And night unto night sheweth knowledge. 

Choir : 

Truth shall spring out of the earth, 
Righteousness shall look down from heaven. 



SERVICE XXVI. 

Lift up your eyes on high and behold 
Who hath created these things. 

Holy, holy, holy,, is the Lord of hosts, 
The whole earth is full of His glory. 

Thus saitJi the Lord, the heaven is My throne 
And the earth is My footstool. 

O Lord how manifold are Thy works ! 
In wisdom hast Thou made them all. 

Thou rulest the raging of the sea, 

"When the waves arise, Thou stillest them. 

The earth is full of Thy bounty ; 
The works of the Lord are great. 

He maketh the winds His messengers, 
His ministers the flaming fire. 

He sendeth the springs into the valleys. 
They give drink to every beast of the field. 

He appointed the moon for seasons) 
The sun knozveth his going down. 

They that go down to the sea in ships 

See the works of the Lord and His wonders. 

As for man, his days are as grass; 

As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth ; 

The Lord hath prepared His throne in the heavens 
And His kingdom ruletli over all. 



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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : v . ■ 

Thou eternal God, by whose word the earth 
clothes itself in a mantle of green, and by whose 
will the trees cover themselves with their leafy gar- 
ments, we ask Thee to help us to grow spiritually 
and morally, as Ave perceive growth in the vegeta- 
ble world. Inspire us to adorn ourselves with the fra- 
grant flowers of religion as the plants deck them- 
selves with their gay and sweet-smelling blossoms. 
Enable us to bring forth abundant works of right- 
eousness to the glory of Thy name, as the earth 
produces food for all Thy creatures. May w r e make 
the day glorious with golden deeds and the night 
bright with noble actions, as Thou dost illumine 
the day with sunshine and the night with the light 
of the glowing moon and throbbing stars. 

All the realms of nature lead us to Thee. All 
that our eyes behold, all that appeals to our senses, 
are but the hem of the garments of Thy majesty. In 
all things great and small we see Thee and hear Thy 
voice saying. This is the gate which brings man to 
the Eternal, let the righteous walk therein. More 
and more may we strive to follow the path Thou 
hast laid for us. Grant that we may anderstand 
that the laws of the universe are rules which have 
emanated from Thy will. Xature is what it is be- 

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cause Thou hast so ordained, and as the world si- 
lently and unmurmuringly moves onward obedient 
to Thy law, so may we, whom Thou hast raised by 
the light of reason, live in harmony with Thy will, 
doing only what may be blessed of Thee. 

How wonderful are Thy w r orks, O God, all of 
them hast Thou fashioned in wisdom. As we pon- 
der on the unchanging and unchangeable order of 
the universe, w r e are reminded of Thy justice ; and 
as we think of the generous abundance with which 
the earth yields her increase and of the marvellous 
providence which gives to all Thy creatures what 
they most need, we are bowed down in gratitude be- 
fore the evidences of Thy mercy. O that we might 
resolutely strive to humbly imitate Thee in doing 
what is just and in practising what is merciful. O 
that we might see Thee in the trees and hear Thee 
in the running brooks and observe Thee in the 
heavens above and in the waters under the earth. 
O that we might trust Thee amid the sorrows and 
joys of life, as we confide in Thee in the brightness 
of the noon and the darkness of the night. O that 
we might learn that we are as the tree of the field, 
that our period of blossoming is short and that Ave 
should therefore hasten to do Thy will, our Father 
in heaven. 

The heavens declare Thy glory, O God. Dav 

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unto day uttereth speech and night unto night 
sheweth knowledge. Thy presence shines in all 
visible things, while in the invisible realm of love 
and duty, in the unseen kingdom of justice and 
equity, in the intangible world of truth and right- 
eousness, Thou art also made manifest. In the soul 
of man Thou art as clearly seen as in the flower of 
the field and in the heaven's suns. Lift us up 
toward Thee by the light of Thy countenance. 
Guide us, O Thou great Jehovah, so that we may 
join all nature in singing Thy praises, in fulfilling 
Thy will, in obeying Thy law. May we sanctify 
Thee by our lives as we now sanctify Thy name in 
the words of the inspired prophet, saying : 

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

{Choral Response.) 

•rrba p«n k*?d nubs mn> mp mp mp 

{Isaiah vu, j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{Seepage 75.) 

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ANTHEM. 
LECTURE* 

GOD IN NATURE. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Thou art, O God, the life and light 
Of all this wondrous world we see ; 

Its glow by day, its smile by night 

Are but reflections caught from Thee ; 

Where'er we turn Thy glories shine. 

And all things fair and bright are Thine. 

When day, with farewell beam delays 
Among the opening clouds of even, 

And we can almost think we gaze 
Through golden vistas into heaven, 

Those hues that make the sun's decline 

So soft, so radiant, Lord, are Thine. 

When youthful spring around us breathes, 
Thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; 

And every flower the summer wreathes 
Is born beneath Thy kindling eye ; 

Where'er we turn Thy glories shine. 

And all things fair and bright, are Thine. 

— T. Moore. 

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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

IN THEE, O, God, is our salvation and our 
glory. Thou art the rock of our strength 
and our refuge. We seek Thy pres- 
ence early, strengthened by the thought that 
if Thou art with us. the sun will not smite 
us by day. nor the moon by night. As we lay 
before Thee the longings of our hearts, grant, O 
Lord, that the words of our supplications may be 
nigh unto Thee day and night, and that Thou wilt 
maintain the cause of Thy servants at all times. O 
God. preserve us from all evil : keep us in our going 
out as in our coming in, from this time forth, and 
even forever. Amen. 

LOVE AT HOME. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
There is beauty all around, 

When there's love at home ; 
There is joy in every sound. 

When there's love at home. 
Peace and plenty there abide, 
Smiling fair on every side, 
Time doth softly, sweetly glide, 

Y\ nen there's love at home. 

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Kindly heaven smiles above 

When there's love at home : 
AH the earth is filled with love. 

When there's love at home. 
Sweeter sings the brooklet by, 
Brighter beams the azure sky ; 
O, there's One who smiles on high 

When there's love at home. 

—J. H. McNaughton. 

GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Our God and our fathers' God. Thou alone art 
the savior of man. Before Thee there was no god 
and after Thee there can be none. All that exists 
is the product of Thy will, for Thou speakest and it 
comes to pass. Thou commandest and it is estab- 
lished. How manifold are Thy works, in wisdom 
hast Thou made them all. the earth is full of Thy 
bounty. Thou sustainest worlds in Thy love, di- 
rectest them in their courses by Thy wisdom and 
supportest life thereon in Thy mercy. By Thy will 
the seasons change, heat and cold, seedtime and 
harvest, succeeding each other for the benefit of 
Thy creatures. The day is Thine and the night 
also : the sun and the moon Thou madest them. 

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We worship Thee, O God, and bow low before Thee 
in reverence, for Thou alone art exalted, Thou 
Maker of the universe, whose beauty never fades 
and whose wonders are without end. All nature 
wafts to Thee the fragrance of thanksgiving and 
sings to thee the harmonious strains of praise. We, 
too join the choir universal and humbly offer Thee 
our loving tribute of gratitude. We also lay before 
Thee our petitions assured that Thou hearkenest 
unto our supplications. O Thou, whose name is 
goodness, hear and answer us as we pray : 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world, 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 

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for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One/' 

{Choral Response.) 

(Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS. 

{For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 

Rabbi : 

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days 
May be long in the land the Lord giveth Thee. 

Congregation : 

My son hear the instruction of thy father 
And forsake not the law of thy mother. 

Choir : 

Let thy car retain my ivords, 
Keep my commandments and Jive. 

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Train up a child according to his way 

And when he is old he will not depart from it. 

Correct thy son and he shall give thee rest 
Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. 

He that spareth the rod hateth his son, 
But he that lovcth him, chastiseth betimes. 

Children's children are the crown of old men ; 
And the glory of children are their fathers. 

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, 
And despise not thy mother when she is old. 

My son, know thou the God of thy father 
And serve Him with perfect and willing soul. 

The eye that mocketh at his father, 
And despiseth to obey his mother, 

The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, 
And the young eagles shall eat it. 

Cursed be he that spcaketh lightly of his father 
Or his mother, and all the people shall say, Amen. 

Chasten thy son while there is hope ; 
Let not thy soul spare for his crying. 

A fool despiseth his father's instruction ; 
But he that regardeth reproof is prudent. 

The just man zvaketh in his integrity ; 
His children arc blessed after him. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

Of all the emotions implanted in our breasts 
bv Thee, O God, love is the holiest, tenderest and 
purest. It is a reflection of Thy holv spirit, a 
glimpse of Thy divine being. By Thy will the child 
responds to the heart-throbs of the parent, so that, 
from the hour when consciousness awakens, it turns 
to its natural protector with feelings of trusting joy. 
May we turn thus to Thee, who leadest us as a 
father trains the child of his love and rememberest 
us as a mother who nourishes her infant. May we 
learn to obey Thy commandments and observe to do 
Thy bidding. 

Thou settest the solitary in families. The sacred 
ties of the home and the peace of the household are 
Thy blessing. As Thou art to the human family 
so makest Thou our parents to be to us. As vines 
clustering about the walls of Zion so are the little 
children, whom, in Thy love. Thou sendest to us. 
O God, we pray Thee to sanctify the members of 
our households in all their relations. May we be 
moved toward each other by the holy influence of 
love. May we bear with each other. May we help 
each other in trial and defend each other in danger. 
May we subdue our desires and surrender our 
wishes for each others' good. Around the domestic 

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hearth may love cover a multitude of errors and 
there, may the affections so deepen and strengthen 
that therefrom we may bear the elevating influence 
of love into the outer world. 

O our Father, we thank Thee for the joys as well 
as for the trials of parenthood. As we gaze upon 
the youthful pledges of our affections, w T e, who are 
parents, are moved with unspeakable gratitude for 
the music Thou hast sent into our lives and for the 
benediction Thou hast granted unto us. We thank 
Thee for these human flowers which Thou hast sent 
us to beautify life and which have brought us a 
glimpse of heaven on earth. Let us not neglect our 
duties toward them. May Ave not fear to utter the 
word of timely reproof, and may we not fail to tem- 
per our love by firmness. May we not indulge them 
to their harm, but may we early train them in the 
way they should go. May we teach them to sacri- 
fice indolence to industry, pleasure to duty, selfish- 
ness to generosity, wordliness to holiness. Grant 
us wisdom and understanding to guide them toward 
Thy altar so that they may soon learn the dignity of 
serving Thee and their fellowmen. 

We pray Thee, O Father, that Thy blessing may 
abide with our children. May they grow into a 
glorious manhood and virtuous womanhood. Help 
them to be worthy of the many joys and privileges 

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with which Thou hast surrounded them. Make them 
strong in the struggles of life. May they see Thee 
and follow Thee in all things. May they so act 
toward Thee and their loved ones that they shall 
never ha\ T e reason to indulge in vain self-reproaches 
and unavailing regrets. May they deal with their 
parents, as, in the due course of time, they hope 
their children will deal with them. May parents and 
childen so act by each other that the glory of the 
child may be its parents' names and the crown of 
parenthood may be the noble children reared in 
reverence for Thee. So help us and so bless us, O 
God, that from our home and from our lives there 
may ascend to Thee the refrain chanted of old by the 
heavenly hosts who called one unto the other : 

Holv, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•maa psn k^d niMs mrv »vrp amp tsrnp 

{Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED, 

(See page 75.) 

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ANTHEM* 
LECTURE. 

A MOTHER'S HYMN. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Lord, who ordainest for mankind 
Benignant toils and tender cares, 

We thank Thee for the ties that bind 
The mother to the child she bears. 

We thank Thee for the hopes that rise 
Within her heart, as day by day 

The dawning soul, from those young eyes, 
Looks with a clearer, steadier ray. 

And, grateful for the blessing given 
With that dear infant on the knee, 

She trains the eye to look to heaven, 
The voice to lisp a prayer to Thee. 

All-gracious ! grant to those who bear 

A mother's charge, the strength and light 

To guide the feet that own their care 
In ways of love, and truth, and right. 

— W. C. Bryant. 

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XXVIII. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi: 

WE rejoice, O God, that we may approach Thy 
altar and lay before Thee the tribute of our 
praise and the burden of ourprayer. Xowordof 
ours can add to Thy greatness and holiness, neither 
askest Thou our songs and hymns. It is good for us 
to draw nigh to Thee, and to sing praises unto Thy 
name ; to shew forth Thy loving-kindness in the 
morning and Thy faithfulness at all times. Shew 
us Thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us Thy salvation. 
Hearken to us, O Shepherd of Israel, and cause Thy 
face to shine upon us. O Lord of hosts, be with 
us ; O God of Jacob be our refuge. Amen. 



ONE WITH GOD AND MAN. 

(To be sting by Choir and Congregation.) 
Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round 

Of circling planets singing on their way; 
Guide of the nations from the night profound 

Into the glory of the perfect day ; 
Rule in our hearts that we may ever be 
Guided and strengthened and upheld by Thee. 

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We would be one in hatred of all wrong, 
One in our love of all things sweet and fair, 

One with the joy that breaketh into song, 
One with the grief that trembles into prayer, 

One in the power that makes Thy children free 

To follow truth and thus to follow Thee. 

Oh, clothe us with Thy heavenly armor, Lord ! 

Thy trusty shield, Thy word of love divine ; 
Our inspiration be Thy constant word ; 

We ask no victories that are not Thine; 
Give or withhold, let pain or pleasure be, 
Enough to know that we are serving Thee. 

—J. W. Cbadwick. 

GLORIFICATION, 

Rabbi : 

Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all 
generations. Before the mountains were brought 
forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the 
world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou 
art God. From the rising of the sun to the going 
down of the same, Thy name is to be praised. Thine 
is the dominion, and Thou art exalted above the 
highest. Thine is all we have, and what we offer 
Thee is from Thy abundant gifts to us. Thou sus- 
tainest the living in kindness and in Thy great 
mercy Thou savest Thy children from spiritual 

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death. Thou supportest the fallen, healest the sick, 
loosest the fettered and fulfillest the hope of im- 
mortal life, which Thou hast planted in the mind of 
man. Thou guidest the world in Thy beneficence 
and conductest all things for the good of Thy crea- 
tures. Each day Thou continually renewest Thy 
work of creation. Thy name is Jehovah, God of 
life and death, and Thy name is the most high over 
all the earth. Hear the prayer we offer from the 
depths of our contrite hearts and grant Thou the 
petition which we humbly place before Thee, say- 
ing: 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord: 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 

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for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, f he Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

.ins mrr> wnbx mrp bvrm 

(Deut. vi., 4.) 



OLD TESTAMENT READINGS* 

(for Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
JEW AND NON-JEW. 

Rabbi : 

For the Lord your God 

Is God of gods and Lord of lords ; 

Congregation : 

He doth execute justice 
And loveth the stranger. 

Choir : 

Love ye therefore the stranger, for ye were 
Strangers in the land of Egypt. 

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SERVICE X X VI I I . 

And if a stranger sojourn with thee 
In your land, ye shall not vex him ; 

As one born in the land among you, shall be 
The stranger that sojourneth with you ; 

Thou shalt love him as thyself : 

For ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 

Have we not all one Father? 
Hath not one God created us? 

The Lord guardeth the strangers ; 

The fatherless and widow He helpeth up. 

Judge righteously between every man, 
And between the stranger that is with him. 

If thy brother become poor 
And fallen into decay with thee ; 

Then shalt thou relieve him ; 

Yea, though he be a stranger or a sojourner. 

Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment 

Of the stranger] And all the people shall say, Amen. 

One law and one code shall be for you 

And for the stranger that sojourneth with you. 

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger 
Nor oppress him. 

For ye know the heart of a stranger, 

Seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 

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PRAYER* 

Rabbi : 

Thy love, O God, is ever enduring; it is as high 
as the unsealed heavens and as profound as the un- 
measured depths of the ocean. It is like the light 
of the sun which warms the earth for all Thy chil- 
dren and brightens alike the palace of the king and 
the hut of the beggar. It is like the bounteous 
crops which supply the needs of the high-born and 
lowly. It is like the azure arch which spans the 
earth and domes it, and all that dwell thereon, 
beneath its wide-spreading canopy. It is like the 
ever-flowing ocean, whose waters bathe the coasts 
of all the continents. It is like the birds' songs 
which delight the ears of all who may hear. It is 
like the perfume exhaled by the flowers which 
charm all who behold them. Thy love embraces 
both Jew and non-Jew, Israel and the Gentiles, as 
well as pagans and unbelievers. Thou art the 
merciful Father of all men. Before Thee the bar- 
riers erected by human hands are as nought, and 
man-made distinctions of creed cannot restrict Thy 
limitless love. 

As all Thy children are of one family, as all 
mankind are of the same dust and ashes, as all are 
animated by Thy spirit, grant, O God, that concord 
may dwell among us. May peace reign within our 

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homes and brotherly love abide in our hearts. May 
all that call Thee by the sweet name of Father, be 
banded together by a unity of purpose to bring near 
the days of righteousness on earth, to deepen and 
widen all religious aspirations, to overcome the 
forces of irreligion by a consecration of life to Thy 
service. May we never be guilty, in our intercourse 
with each other, of anything that is inconsistent 
with the spirit of true religion. May we no more 
infringe the rights of others than w r e would have 
them infringe ours. May we strive to overcome 
our own faults, correct our own evil doings, adorn 
our own character with the gems of morality and 
the jewels of spirituality, before we attempt to sit 
in judgment on others. 

Lord God, strengthen within us the conviction 
that character is more than creed, that men are to be 
judged by their actions rather than by their fathers' 
statements of principles, by their lives rather than 
by their articles of faith. May we, therefore, never 
harbor against any of Thy children any ill-will or 
unbrotherliness because of a difference of religious 
views. Faithful we should be to Thee and to 
Israel's calling, but our faithfulness to Thee can 
never preclude us from acting in the spirit of af- 
fectionate justice towards others, whose love for 
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O that we might value justice and equity, love 
and mercy, above all possessions ! Thus may peace 
and joy, holiness and light rise for all men ; thus 
may bigotry and fanaticism disappear. We do 
most fervently and prayerfully ask that Thou wilt 
grant to men of all hues and to people of every 
shade of opinion, the blessings that we seek of Thee 
for ourselves. May truth triumph over error. May 
those who are chained by the unpitying power of 
ignorance or are fettered by the brutal strength of 
prejudice, throw off the shackles that bind their 
minds and hearts. 

Send Thy blessing to all who toil for the glory 
of Thy name. Prosper every undertaking that 
seeks for its end the dissemination of the light of 
truth. Be with all the teachers in our religious and 
secular schools. Bless all churches, and cause their 
labors for mankind's good to succeed. May the 
young of all creeds grow up in godly reverence, in 
virtue and piety. As our prayer is offered before 
Thee this day, O God, we remember all the children 
of men. We pray for the bond and the free, for 
those who worship Thee as do Thy people Israel 
and for those who differ from us in their worship of 
Thee, for all parents and children, for all rulers and 
leaders of men, for all lands and nations as well as 
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dearly loved country. May the spirit of true wor- 
ship grow with us and with all. Before Thee may 
all consider themselves brethren. Through Thee, 
may mankind rise from strength to strength, from 
height to height, until all shall praise and adore 
Thee, repeating these words of Israel's great 
teacher : 

Holy. Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen, 

[Choral Response.) 

•trm p«n s^c nwax mrs vnp vmp tpnp 

{Isaiah vu t j.) 

{The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page 15.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE. 



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LOVE FOR ALL. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
O Father ! when the softened heart 

Is lifted up in prayer to Thee, 
When earthly thoughts awhile depart 

And leave the mounting spirit free : — 

Then teach us that our love, like Thine, 
O'er all the realms of earth should flow, 

A shoreless stream, a flood divine, 
No lines of race or hue should know. 

Not bound by party, caste or creed, 
Ail narrow realms of self above ; 

For whoso of our love hath need, 
To him we owe the dues of love. 

Into the circle lift us up 

Of Thy divine beneficence ; 
And, freely as Thou fill'st our cup, 

Freely may we to all dispense. 

— Anon. 



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PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

WE come before Thee, our Father, seeking 
purer vision, that we may see the momen- 
tary value of earthly things and the eternal 
worth of truth and holiness. We pray for 
more light, for the spirit of wisdom and under- 
standing. We ask Thee, O God, to reveal Thy 
glory unto us, to help us to see Thee as the Cause 
of all, our beneficent and benevolent God. Let the 
sun of righteousness arise that we may walk in its 
light. Let Thy word inspire us to deeds of justice 
and acts of love. May our lives outside Thy house 
be in keeping with our professions within these 
sacred walls. May we praise Thee as fully by our 
deeds as we seek to extol Thee by the words of our 
lips and the meditations of our hearts. Amen. 

THE BOOK OF BOOKS. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Book of books, O book of glory ! 

Book of hope to age and youth, 
Wondrous is thy sacred story, 
Bright, bright with truth. 

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Book of love ! in accents tender 

Speaking unto such as we ; 
May it lead us, Lord, to render 
. All, all to Thee. 

Book of life, when we, reposing*, 
Bid farewell to friends we love, 

Give us, for the life then closing, 
Life, life above. 

— T. Mackellar. 
GLORIFICATION, 

Rabbi : 

Almighty and everlasting God, we are Thine and 
all we have is given to us by Thy beneficence. All 
our blessings and joys, all our happiness and suc- 
cesses, all our chastening trials and uplifting sor- 
rows, are sent to us by Thee. Thou art our sun and 
our shield, our ever-present help in the day of 
trouble. Thou art a never-failing fountain of mercy, 
an ever-flowing source of justice and equity. With 
Thee, love and tenderness, righteousness and good- 
ness are unending. All that hath life may perish, 
Thou wilt abide forever. Seasons may come and 
go, tides may ebb and flow, generation may suc- 
ceed generation, shattering reA r olutions may change 
the face of the earth, dynasty may follow dynasty 

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and nation suppress nation, worlds and systems of 
worlds may cease revolving in their ordained orbits, 
but Thou wilt continue to inhabit eternity, forever 
high and exalted above all things. Before Thee every 
knee must bend in reverence, unto Thee every hand 
will be raised in gratitude, every tongue will praise 
Thee and every heart love Thee. Attach us ever 
to Thy worship and may we render Thee praise 
throughout our lives by loving deeds and pure ac- 
tions, inspired by a consideration of Thy holiness 
and love. Hear us Father, as we offer before. Thee 
our prayer and grant us our request as we approach 
Thee saying : 

(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 



A BOOK OF PRAYER. 



strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

.nn« nw wnte mrr» bvnth j?de> 

{Deut. vz., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS- 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
HOLY SCRIPTURE. 

Rabbi : 

And God said, Let there be light, 
And there was light. 

Congregation : 

This book of the law 

Shall not depart out of Thy mouth ; 

Choir : 

Thou sJialt meditate therein day and night 
That thou mayest do all that is written therein. 



SERVICE XXIX. 



Ye shall lay up these My words 
In your heart and in your soul; 

Teach them to your children and speak 
Of them, when thou sittest in thy house, 

And when thou walkest by the way; 

When thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 

Keep and do them ; for this is your wisdom 
And understanding, in the sight of nations. 

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth 

But the word of our God shall stand forever. 

/ have esteemed the words of His mouth 
More than my necessary food. 

The commandment is a lamp 
And the law is a light ; 

It is a tree of life to them that hold it. 
And happv is every one that retaineth it ; 

Its ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all its paths are peace. 

Man doth not live by bread alone, but by all 
That proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

The law of Thy mouth is better unto me 
Than thousands of gold and silver. 

My tongue shall speak of Thy word 

For all Thy commandments are righteousness. 

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PRAYER. 

Rabbi : 

All Thy gifts to Thy children are exceedingly 
good, O Father; all that Thou hast provided for 
their needs is excellent. Thou speakest and the 
flowers bloom ; Thou but desirest and the earth is 
covered with bread. At Thy word the fields give 
their fruits and the rivers and oceans yield supplies 
for man's needs. Daily Thou causest man to be 
fed from the unfailing sources of Thy beneficence. 

But not by bread alone can man live. Though 
his physical needs are great and depend upon Thee 
for satisfaction, his mental and spiritual wants are 
not less pressing. For these, too, hast Thou made 
ample provision. As of old Thou didst command, 
Let there be light, and the physical universe was. 
at once brightened, so has man's mind been il- 
lumined by the rays of wisdom with which Thou 
didst illumine the chosen of the earth, the proph- 
ets and seers, the philosophers and teachers, the 
thinkers and writers, the inventors and discover- 
ers of all lands, who thought Thy thoughts after 
Thee. We thank Thee, O God, for all those who, 
by their words or works, have helped to uplift their 
fellowmen; who have aided in rending asunder 
the shackles of ignorance, and in leading men from 

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physical, moral and mental slavery to the Sinai 
of knowledge, liberty and truth. 

We are grateful to Thee for those who bore hu- 
manity's burden, who wandered about despised and 
rejected, who were denied by their fellows and 
were the outcasts of men, yet who were Thy chosen, 
servants, and are to-day received as mankind's 
masters. Overcome by men in their day, they are 
the leaders and conquerors of mankind to-day. May 
we treasure their words and honor them by follow- 
ing the laws they have disclosed to us. May all 
the books in which are inscribed revelations of Thee 
be dear to us. As Thou speakest to us in the book 
of nature, so speakest Thou to us in the volumes 
containing the longings of the human soul for Thee, 
and in which are recounted the aspirations of the 
human heart after the living God. 

Help us to keep Thy laws made known to us in 
the universe. May we live as Thou desirest, and 
may we walk in the way of Thy commands. May 
Thy statutes be precious in our sight. May the 
truth be dear unto us. May it be a light unto our 
feet and a guide as we traverse the path of life; 
for it is a tree of life to all who lay hold of it, and 
all who support it are blessed ; its ways are ways 
of pleasantness and all its paths lead to peace. Give 
us ears wherewith to hear the words Thou speak- 



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est to us through our conscience, May we not be 
deaf to its appeal : but help us. O God, to heed it and 
to respect it and give it faithful attention. 

Almighty God, of whom Israel's prophets taught, 
and to whose glory they dedicated the fruits of 
their wisdom, inspire us with reverence for the sa- 
cred book which they have left us as our priceless 
treasure and precious inheritance. Help us to cleave 
to it and make its laws the rules of our life. Walk- 
ing by its light may we be able to overcome tempta- 
tions and subdue every inclination to wrong doing. 
Teach us to faithfully obey Thy will and guide all 
Thy children in the way everlasting. Thus may 
all men rise to honor Thee and praise Thy name by 
the holiness of their deeds : thus may all be able 
to join in sanctifying Thy holy name in the words 
chanted by the angels of light and truth, who 
gathered around Thy celestial throne and sang: 
Holy. Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, the 
whole world is full of His glory. Amen. 

(Choral Response.) 

•maa psn xbz nwax nw ennp vmp annp 

(Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 



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FOR THE BEREAVED. 

(See page 75.) 

ANTHEM, 
LECTURE. 

THE LAW OF GOD. 

{To be sung by Chow and Congregation.) 

How blessed are they whose lives are pure 

And upright in the way; 
Who in the Lord's most holy law 

Do walk and do not strav. 

O blest are they who to observe 

His statutes are inclined, 
And who do seek the living God 

With their whole heart and mind. 

O that Thy statutes to observe 

Thou wouldst my way direct ; 
Then shall I not be stained, when I 

Thy precepts all respect. 

Upon Thy statutes my delight 

Shall constantly be set ; 
And by Thy grace I never will 

Thv holy law forget. 

— Scotch Psalter. 



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SERVICE XXX. 



PROEM. 

Rabbi : 

ALL people whom Thou hast made shall come and 
worship before Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy 
name. Therefore are we assembled in Thy 
house to raise our souls on high by bending low be- 
fore Thee. Teach us Thy way, O Lord, so that we 
may walk in Thy truth; unite our hearts to revere 
Thee. Be with us in this hour of prayer, so that we 
may go in Thy strength, so that we may order our 
conversation aright and thus see Thy salvation. Be 
Thou our strong habitation whereunto we may re- 
sort. Enlighten us through Thy word, guide us in 
Thy mercy. Hide not Thy face from Thy servants, 
but hear our prayer, O Lord of hosts, give ear, O 
God of Jacob. Amen. 

UNITED. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Now is the time approaching, 

By prophets long foretold, 
When all shall dwell together, 

One Shepherd and one fold. 
Let all that now divides us 

Remove and pass away, 
Like shadows of the morning 

Before the blaze of day. 

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Let all that now unites us 

More sweet and lasting prove, 
A closer bond of union, 

In a blest land of love. 
Let war be learned no longer, 

Let strife and turmoil cease 
All earth God's blessed kingdom, 

Adorned with flowers of peace. 

O long-expected dawning, 

Come with thy cheering ray ! 
When shall the morning brighten, 

The shadows flee away? 
O sweet anticipation ! 

It cheers the watchers on, 
To pray and hope and labor, 

Till the dark night be gone. 

— J. Bosthwick. 
GLORIFICATION. 

Rabbi : 

Blessed be Thy name, O Lord, from this time 
forth and for evermore. Thou art high above all na- 
tions, and Thy glory is above the heavens. Thy king- 
dom is an everlasting kingdom and Thy dominion 
endureth through all generations. The day is thine 
and the night also ; summer and winter are formed by 
Thee. The whole universe is a temple reared to Thy 
honor and glory. It is illuminated by the glorious 
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and by the scintillating glow of myriads of stars. Its 
aisles and altars are the smiling valleys, the thickly- 
wooded forests, the fruit-laden and harvest-covered 
fields, the rolling hills and the snow-capped moun 
tains. Its organ sends forth the gentle music of tht 
zephyrs, and the long-resounding tones of the rever- . 
berating thunder. Its choral chants and 'sublime 
songs are intoned in wondrous harmonies by the mov- 
ing spheres. Its congregation is all that hath life and 
its ministering priests are all Thy children. Xot unto 
us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name are as- 
cribed mercy and truth by all which Thy loving hand 
hath made. We worship Thee and glorify Thee, 
Creator of all, and we also fall prostrate before Thee, 
praying : 

{Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 
Our God, who art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowmen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bea r our- 

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selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see 
us. May we add to the good in the world and 
strive to overcome the evil. Grant us sustenance 
for soul and body and cause the work of our hands 
to prosper. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in 
all the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name 
in life and death through the words of our holy 
teacher, "Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
the Eternal is One." 

{Choral Response.) 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS* 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
THE MESSIAH. 

Rabbi: 

It shall come to pass in the last days 
As the mouth of the Lord hath spoken : 

Congregation: 

Nation shall not lift sword against nation, 
Neither shall they learn war any more ; 

Choir : 

They shall beat their swords into plowshares 
And their spears into pruning-hooks. 

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The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, 
The leopard shall lie down with the kid, 

The calf and young lion and fading together, 
And a little child shall lead them. 

They shall not hurt nor destroy 
In all my holy mountain. 

Violence shall no more be heard in Thy land 
Nor wasting, nor destruction, in thy borders. 

They shall sit every man under his own vine 
And fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid. 

The earth shall be filled with the knowledge 
Of the glory of God, as the waters fill the sea. 

The sun shall no more give thee light by day, 
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light ; 

But thy God shall be thy glory, 
And an everlasting light unto thee. 

The nations shall come to thy light, Israel, 
And kings to the brightness of thy shining. 

A new heart will I give unto you 
And a new spirit will I put within you, 

I will take away the heart of stone 
And I will give you a heart of flesh. 

The Lord shall be King over all the earth) 
On that day He shall be One and His name One. 

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PRAYER* 

Rabbi : 

O Lord our God, may it be Thy will that we 
ever cling to Thee, serving all the holy causes that 
tend to uplift man. May we not limit our worship 
to silent meditation or enraptured contemplation, 
but may we wisely and righteously transform the 
wishes of our hearts and the concepts of our minds 
into noble deeds dedicated to the good and welfare 
of our fellow-men. May we clearly perceive that 
all human beings in whose veins courses the warm 
blood are Thy children and, therefore, our brethren 
whom we should love as Thou lovest us. 

Help us to fulfil Thy law of love towards all 
men. May we understand that only by duty ful- 
filled, in small as in great things, and by loving ser- 
vice to mankind, can we hope to draw near the 
blessed era of the Messiah. In that joyous time of 
universal peace and general good-will, the harvests 
of moral and spiritual power, sown in the blood of 
the -martyrs and heroes of all ages, will be reaped 
and gathered in. For its speedy coming we toil and 
labor. To bring it nigh we pledge our existence as 
members of the house of Israel. Help us to be 
faithful to our ennobling duty, loyal to our high 
calling as priests of Thy word and teachers of Thy 
unity, by the recognition of which all men will be 
bound by the ties of co-operation and unity. 

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Long have we waited for the advent of that 
time, God. Long have we prayed for the days 
when the belief in Thy Fatherhood should produce 
huma:. brotherhood on earth. Yet the day of 
blessed promise is not yet here. Not until hate and 
malice have disappeared, not until schools take the 
place of prisons and temples of learning supplant 
penitentiaries, not until the arts of peace are the 
only arts practised, not until all superstitions and 
ignorance, all evil and corruption are destroyed, not 
until Thy holy name is praised by all men all the 
world over and Thy absolute unity is acknowledg- 
ed by all Thy children, not until justice flows like a 
river and righteousness like a mighty cataract, not 
until then can we believe that Messiah has come. 

Speed, O Lord, the appearance of that age when 
all nations and all the peoples of all languages will be 
bound into one great family. Though it tarry still will 
we hope and pray and strive for the approximation of 
the time, when men will address each other by the 
fond appellation of brother, when religion will be as 
divine music to whose inspiring themes mankind will 
march on to victory and life on earth will be as the 
days of heaven. Remember, O Lord, the people who 
sit in darkness. Let the great light of truth and 
justice rise for them. May liberty soon be proclaimed 
throughout the world to all the inhabitants thereof. 

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May whatever has been accomplished for the benefit 
of men, be but a sign and token of what yet shall be 
achieved. May the good already done be the pledge 
of the better that is yet to come. 

Fill us, O God, with a love of all that is pure and 
holy, honest and upright. May each of us strive to 
be a faithful priest, ministering in the temple of hu- 
manity. We ask not for wealth lest we deny Thee, 
nor for power lest we forsake Thee; but we pray for 
a wealth of moral strength and great power of spir- 
ituality, that we may serve Thee and our fellow-men, 
by deeds of love. May we make Thy house a house 
of prayer for all people. Help us to see that in our 
service of truth we stand on holy ground. May each 
keep his hands clean and his heart pure. May each 
honor Thee by hallowing his life. 

We thank Thee, O God, for the privilege that is 
ours to witness for Thee, May we prove ourselves 
worthy members of the house of spiritual Israel. 
Whatsoever Thou sendest us, enable us to accept it in 
the faith that Thou knowest what is best for us. Here 
and now, as in all places and at all times, mayest Thou 
be glorified through Thy servant Israel, consecrated 
to be a blessing unto all men. Be with us as we de- 
part to-day, at the close of these services. Into Thy 
hand we commit our spirit; do with us as Thou wilt. 
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Thy angels to keep guard over us in all the ways we 
go. Do Thou, O God, be with us in our going out, 
as Thou wast with us in our coming in. May all we 
do and say be to the glory of Thy holy name, and 
through us may men be inspired to. acknowledge 
Thee and to sanctify Thee with the threefold sancti- 
fication chanted to Thee by the choirs of Thy angelic 
messengers, who call one unto the other: 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole 
world is full of His glorv. Amen- 

(Choral Response.) 

.ttds psn k^d nwas mrv »vrp vmp mp 

{Isaiah vi., j.) 

(The Rabbi shall read the Ten Commandments or a 
selection from the Scriptures, appropriate to the 
Lecture of the Day.) 

FOR THE BEREAVED, 

{See page ij.) 

ANTHEM. 
LECTURE, 



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SERVICE XXX. 

BROTHERHOOD, 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 
Hush the loud cannon's roar, 

The frantic warrior's call ! 
Why should the earth be drenched with gore? 

Are we not brothers all? 

Want, from the wretch depart ! 

Chains, from the captive fall ! 
Sweet mercy, melt the oppressor's heart 

Sufferers are brothers all. 

Churches and sects, strike down 

Each mean partition wall ! 
Let Love each harsher feeling drown ; 

For men are brothers all. 

Let Love and Truth alone 

Hold human hearts in thrall, 
That heaven its work at length may own, 

And men be brothers all. 

— Johns. 



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ORDER OK SERVICE 

FOR 



THANKSGIVING DAY. 



OH, SING UNTO GOD. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Now thank we all our God 
With heart and hand and voices : 
Who wondrous things hath done, 
In Whom His world rejoices ; 
Who,, from our mother's arms, 
Hath blessed us on our way 
With countless gifts of love, 
And still is ours to-day. 

Oh, may this bounteous God 

Through all our life be near us, 

With ever joyful hearts 

And blessed peace to cheer us ; 

And keep us in His grace, 

And guide us when perplexed, 

And free us from all ills 

In this world and the next. 

— M. Rinkart. 



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PROEM* 

Rabbi : 

O be joyful in the Lord, all the land; serve the 
Lord with gladness, come before His presence with 
singing. 

Enter into His gates w r ith thanksgiving, and 
into His courts with praises ; be thankful unto Him 
and bless His name. 

For the Lord is gracious, His mercy is everlast- 
ing; and His truth endureth from generation to 
generation. 

O, that men would praise the Lord for His 
goodness and for His wonderful w r orks to the chil- 
dren of men. 

For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth 
the hungry soul with goodness. 



In such words as these, Holy Writ often urges 
us to approach the altar of God with offerings of 
thanksgivings. At all times we are invited to ex- 
press our appreciation of God's bounty by serving 
Him with holy joy, but more especially is it seemly 
that we do so on this day when the people of the 
whole land assemble to chant hymns of praise and 
psalms of thankfulness for the Divine goodness. 
Let us, therefore, enter into the spirit of this na- 



THANKSGIVING SERVICE. 

tional festival. Come, let us sing unto the Lord ; 
let us exult in the Rock of our salvation. Let us 
come before Him with thanksgiving, and rejoice 
before Him with psalms. 

NATURE'S GIFTS. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

Praise, oh, praise our God and King 
Hymns of adoration sing ! 
For His mercies still endure, 
Ever faithful, ever sure. 

Praise Him that He gave the rain 
To mature the swelling grain, 
And hath bid the fruitful field 
Crops of precious increase yield. 

Praise Him for our harvest store ; 
He hath filled the garner-floor : 
And for richer food than this, 
Pledge of everlasting bliss. 

Glory to our bounteous King, 
Glory let creation sing; 
For His mercies still endure, 
Ever faithful, ever sure. 

—Sir H. V/. Baker. 



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OLD TESTAMENT READINGS* 

(For Rabbi, Congregation and Choir respectively.) 
THANKSGIVING. 

Rabbi : 

It is meet to give thanks unto the Lord 
To sing praises unto the Most High. 

Congregation: 

To declare Thy mercy in the morning, 
And Thy faithfulness in the night seasons. 

Choir : 

For the word of the Lord is right, 
All His works are done in truth. 

Sing praises to God, sing praises ; 

Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 

For God is King of all the earth ; 
Sing ye praises with understanding. 

Offer unto God thanksgiving, 
Pay thy vows to the Most High. 

I will praise Thee with all my heart, 

I will shew forth all Thy wondrous works. 

I will be glad and rejoice in Thee 

And sing praises to Thy name, O Most High. 

Ascribe unto God the glory due His name, 
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 



THANKSGIVING SERVICE. 



I will bless Thee while I live, 

I will lift up my hands in Thy name. 

Thou visitest the earth and waterest it, 
Thou enrichest it with Thy rivers, O God. 

Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness 
And all Thy paths are full of fertility. 

Mercy and truth are met together 
Righteousness and peace have kissed. 

Truth shall spring out of the earth, 
Righteousness shall look down from heaven. 

The Lord shall give that which is good, 
And our land shall yield her increase. 

Blessed be the Lord God of our salvation 
Who daily loadeth us with benefits. 

O give thanks unto the God of heaven 
Who giveth food to all flesh. 

give thanks to the Lord for He is good 
For His mercy endureth forever. 

INVOCATION, 

Rabbi : 

Almighty Father ! We are more and more 
deeply impressed that it is good to draw nigh unto 
Thee. To feel near Thee makes us strong and ele- 



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vates us in our daily life. To feel near Thee cheers 
us and yields us hope when we are sad and despair- 
ing. To feel near Thee gives increased force and 
purity to our joys. It is good to draw 1 nigh to 
Thee, therefore, to-day, when we desire to thank 
Thee for the manifold evidences of Thy Fatherly 
goodness experienced by us during the seasons past. 

We thank Thee, O God, for all the manifesta- 
tions of Thy love which cling to our life as the ivy 
hangs about the forest giant. We thank Thee for 
the peace and plenty which dwell within our homes, 
for the happiness that has adorned our lives, for the 
hope of our young ones. We thank Thee that 
Thou hast banished strife and discord from among 
us and that the light of fraternal good-will sheds its 
lustre about us. We desire to attribute to Thy 
hand the power that has effected the wonderful 
progress of our land. We fully recognize that if 
the Lord build not the house, in vain do they labor 
who toil thereat. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto 
us, but unto Thee, be ascribed the glory and the 
honor, for Thy mercy and loving-kindness have ever 
been with us. Lord God, accept the tribute of 
praise which we lay before Thee for the help Thou 
hast granted in all our undertakings. We thank 
Thee for our civic growth and for the prosperity 
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bring before Thee our thank-offering as a congrega- 
tion, for the peace and joy of our community and 
for the outpouring of Thy grace towards us in our 
congregational life. To Thee, Lord God of Israel, 
throned in the heavenly heights amid the cheru- 
bim ; to Thee, Jehovah, Father of all men. have we 
dedicated and consecrated our efforts; to the glory 
of Thy name have we brought our sacrifices, in sin- 
cerity of heart and earnestness of purpose. We 
thank Thee for the divine favor of Thy acceptance 
of our gifts and resolutions. Help us to serve Thee 
always with a perfect heart, as Ave do this day. May 
we never be found wanting when weighed in the 
balance of justice and righteousness, but may we 
ever make manifest, before Thee and before all men, 
our appreciation of Thy unmerited loving-kindness, 
by leading a just, merciful and equitable life. 

And as we thank Thee for all our joys, so, O 
God, we bless Thee, for the burdens Thou hast laid 
upon us, during the seasons just past. Many of 
us called unto Thee out of the depths of our own 
erief. and Thou didst answer us and grant us Thv 
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hast been our ever-present help in distress, our 
shield and fortress in the day of trouble. 

So, O God, continue to be with us and our land. 
Grant Thy divine light to the President of the 
United States and all allied with him in authority, 
to the Governors and officers of our States and cities, 
that through them order may be maintained and 
peace and progress fostered. Bring all who wor- 
ship Thee under whatsoever name, but always Thee, 
our Father, into closer bonds of union. And as for 
us, O Lord, reverently and worshipfully we bend 
before Thee and pray : 
(Rabbi and Congregation read this Petition together.) 

Our God, who "art in heaven, may the unity of 
Thy name be proclaimed throughout the world. 
May the kingdom of righteousness be speedily es- 
tablished on earth. May we accept whatsoever 
Thou sendest us, saying: This is from the Lord; 
let Him do what seemeth Him right. Remove our 
sins far from us and forgive us according to Thy 
loving-kindness. Help us to be pure of heart and 
clean of hands. May we deal with our fellowtaen 
as Thou, God, dealest with us, doing justice, loving 
mercy, seeking equity. May we always bear our- 
selves as though we felt that Thou God dost see us. 
May we add to the good in the world and strive to 
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THANKSGIVING SERVICE. 



and body and cause the work of our hands to pros- 
per. We humbly pray Thee to be with us in all 
the ways we go, and may we sanctify Thy name in 
life and death through the words of our holy teacher, 
"Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, the Eternal 
is Unity." 

{Choral Response.) 

.ins mm wnte mm bxrw* yvv 

{Deut. vi., 4.) 

SCRIPTURE READING. 

{Genesis xii; Joshua i; Deuteronomy xi; Psalm Ixvii.) 

Now the Lord said unto Abram, Get thee out 
of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy 
father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee. 

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I 
will bless thee, and make thy name great : and thou 
shalt be a blessing. 

Every place that the sole of thy foot shall tread 
upon, that have I given unto thee. 

There shall not any man be able to stand before 
thee all the days of thy life : as I was with Moses 
so I will be with thee : I will not fail thee, nor for- 
sake thee. 

Be strong and of a good courage : for unto this 
people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, 
which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 



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Only be thou strong and very courageous, that 
thou mayest observe to do according- to all the law, 
which Moses my servant commanded thee : turn 
not from it to the right hand or to the left, that 
thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 

This book of the law shall not depart out of 
thy mouth ; but thou shalt meditate therein day and 
night, that thou mayest observe to do according to 
all that is Written therein ; for then thou shalt make 
thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good 
success. 

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and 
of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dis- 
mayed : for the Lord thy God is with thee whither- 
soever thou goest. 

Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments 
which I command you this day, that ye may be 
strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye 
go to possess it. 

And that ye may prolong your days in the land, 
which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give 
unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth 
with milk and honey. 

For the land, whither thou goest in to possess 
it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came 
out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it 
with thy foot, as a garden of herbs. 

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But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a 
land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the 
rain of heaven. 

A land which the Lord thy God careth for ; the 
eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from 
the beginning of the year even unto the end of the 
year. 

God be merciful unto us, and bless us ; and 
cause his face to shine upon us. 

That thy way may be known upon earth, thy 
saving health among all nations. 

Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the 
people praise thee. 

O let the nations be glad and sing for joy; for 
thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern 
the nations upon earth. 

Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the 
people praise thee. 

Then shall the earth yield her increase; and 
God, even our own God, shall bless us. 

May God bless us ; and may all the ends of the 
earth fear him. 



FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{See page 75.) 



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ANTHEM. 
LECTURE, 

MY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE. 

(To be sung by Choir and Congregation.) 

My country 'tis of thee, 

Sweet land of liberty, 

Of thee I sing : 

Land where my fathers died, 

Land of the pilgrim's pride 

From every mountain side 

Let freedom ring ! 

My native country, thee, 
Land of the noble free, 
Thy name I love : 
I love thy rocks and rills, 
Thy woods and templed hills ; 
My heart with rapture thrills 
Like that above. 

Our father's God. to Thee, 

Author of liberty 

To Thee we sing : 

Long may our land be bright 

With freedom's holy light; 

Protect us by Thy might, 

Great God our King. 

BENEDICTION. 



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SUPPLEMENTARY. 



FOR THE BEREAVED. 

{In place of the prayer on page 15, the Rabbi may read 
one of the following. ) 

II. 

Our God which art in heaven, may Thy holy 
name be hallowed, both now and evermore, for all 
Thy ways are just and good. Thou art a God of 
truth and without iniquity; Thou art righteous in 
whatsoever Thou doest. Thou sendest Thy spirit, 
we are created; Thou takest away our breath, Ave 
die and we return to dust. This is Thy way with 
us. We do not understand and are as little children 
groping in thick darkness. The shadows of death 
have encompassed our dear ones ; our hearts are 
heavy, our spirits droop, because tender bonds have 
been rent asunder, because loved ones, upon whose 
earthly forms we shall not look again, have left our 
sides. 

Be Thou nigh to those who mourn the loss of 
their nearest and dearest, and to those who tear- 
fully remember their beloved dead on this anni- 
versary of their home-going. Lead them to Thy 
altar and enable them to trust Thy unfailing good- 
ness. Their path is dark, send them light ! Their 
hearts are broken; bind Thou their wounds! Their 
sorrow weaves about them a drapery of mourning ; 

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do Thou turn their weeping into the holy joy of 
reliance on their God! They sigh for the touch of 
a vanished hand and for the sound of the voice that 
is still ; do Thou, O God, hold to their lips the cup of 
Thy consolation and comfort them with the assur- 
ance of the higher and better life where they will 
finally join the lost loved ones! As we repeat the 
solemn Kaddish prayer, in memory of our departed, 
grant, O Father, that its teachings of resignation to 
Th}^ holy will and of our duty to hallow Thy name 
in all of our experiences, be they joyous or sad, may 
be fulfilled in us all. May this memorial service 
prove a solace to all afflicted hearts. May it lead 
those who mourn to find their surest comfort in 
seeking Thee and in being true to the best teach- 
ings of those in honor of whom we all now rise in 
prayer. Amen. 

( Turn to page 16.) 
III. 

"My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither 
are your ways My ways, saith the Lord. For as 
the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My 
ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts 
than your thoughts." Ponder on this all ye that are 
weary and heavy-laden. The decrees of God, so 
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and mysterious, are framed for the best ends. We 
would have the trees always green, and the sun- 
shine perennial. We would have the birds of the 
fields always enchant us with their refreshing 
music. W e would banish cloud and rain, cold and 
biting frost, lest they depress and sadden us. We 
would have earth be a Paradise, free from tempta- 
tion and sorrow. But God's ways are not our ways. 
The fruits are the better for the frost, just as earth 
and trees are better for the rain. Birds'' songs are 
the sweeter, the sun's rays are the brighter, the 
flowers deck themselves in more radiant hue, be- 
cause we have them not always. Even the miseries 
incidental to life have their beneficent and sanctify- 
ing influence, and death itself is a loving friend, 
bringing peace to the departed, and kissing into life 
the gentler and sweeter impulses of the survivors' 
nature. 

Suffering has a meaning. Sorrow has a mes- 
sage. Pain has a purpose. Death has a mission. 
Not in anger, but in mercy, are these ministering 
angels of God sent on their w r ay to reap and to sow, 
to root up and to seed, to bruise and to heal. It is 
not our way, but it is God's way. It is a discipline, 
hard and severe, but a discipline fruitful in bless- 
ings. Thus to believe is to obtain a light amid the 
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joy amid the most harrowing misery. Thus to be- 
lieve is to find a sheltering ark amid the floods of 
suffering. 

Our ancient Kaddish prayer sanctifies this be- 
lief. It encircles our sorrow with a halo of resigna- 
tion. It turns our thoughts from our affliction to 
the God of mercy. It bids us hallow the name of 
the Ruler of life and death, and confess amid the 
tears of regret and the sobs of bereavement: Xot 
our way, but Thine, O God; not our thoughts, but 
Thine, O Lord: not our will, but Thine, O Father, 
be accomplished ! Rise ye then, for the Kaddish 
prayer, which we recite in memory of our departed 
dear cues. May its sanctifying influence be realized 
in you. May it teach you to bear the visitation of 
God and to hold your souls in peace in the hour of 
your grief. May it help you to hallow the name of 
God and praise Him for the good and the evil, for 
sunshine and cloud, for joy and sorrow. Amen. 

{Turn to page 16.) 
IV. 

All ye, into whose lives has recently come the 
shadow of a great grief, and all ye who, to-day, re- 
call the sad hour when your loved ones left your 
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now the words of our teachers. Death is not the 
end. Only the mortal part of your beloved has 
commingled with the clay; their spiritual part has 
winged its flight to the abode of the Father of all. 
Xo more do they labor or toil ; death has brought 
them rest. Xo more need they suffer or groan ; 
death has brought them healing. There, as here, 
they are safe in the keeping of their Maker. There, 
as here, they are under the protection of His end- 
less love. 

Comfort ye, comfort ye. saith your God. Give 
expression to your sorrow, but let the sunshine of 
religion shine on your tears and the rainbow of hope 
will appear. Try to realize Lhat life on earth is but 
the ante-chamber to the temple of eternity, and that 
death is the door to that sacred edifice. Try to un- 
derstand that it is well with those who have passed 
beyond, that they have exchanged the burden of 
mortality for the crown of unending life ; that on 
the brow where your warm kisses would press, God 
has imprinted the seal of immortality. 

The dead are with God and therefore enjoy a 
bliss, which eye has not seen and which passes 
human understanding to describe. The Kaddish 
prayer, which you are about to recite, urges you. 
therefore, to bless His holy name and to bow re- 
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to praise Him in prosperity. It directs your atten- 
tion irom the dead and invites you to consider the 
living. It respects your sorrow and hallows it, but 
it urges you to sanctify your grief by dedicating 
3 T ourselves to noble deeds in memory of the sainted 
lives, the loss of which you mourn. It would have 
you shed your tear for the dead, but it points out 
3'our duty of shedding a little light on the path of 
the living, in memory of your beloved dead. Not in 
the belief that it can effect any change in the condi- 
tion of the dead is the Kaddish repeated, but rather 
to induce us, the survivors, to consecrate ourselves 
to their honor, by loving service to the living. Rise 
ye, then, all, in memory of those who nave gone, 
whither we, too, must go, and repeat, with me, the 
ancient form of sanctification of the Divine Name. 
May its best teachings find fulfillment in your 
thoughts, words and deeds. Amen. 

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CONTENTS 



SUBJECTS OF HYMNS. 



Page 

Another Day, Mason, C. A., 47 

As Pass the Days, Anon, 101 

Book of Books, The, MaeMlar, T., 263 

Brotherhood, Johns, . . . ' 281 

Call, The, Burleigh, IV. H 64 

Confiding, In Him, Anon, . . . . 37 

Country, 'Tis of Thee, My, Smith, S. F., . . . Sup. L 
Creed, Our, Levy, J. Leonard, . . 189 

Dutiful, Honor the, Anon, 171 

Duty, Do Thy, Capen, E., 118 

Faith, The Wish of, Taylor, E., 110 

Forward, Alford, 74 

God, The Day of, Ames, C. G., 197 

God in Nature, Moore, T., . 243 

God and Man, One with, Chadwick, J. IV.,. . . . 253 

God, O Sing Unto, Rinkart, M., Sup. A 

God's Omnipresence, Adams, J. O., 28 

God, Our Fathers', Davis, IV. T., 83 

God, The Worship of, Levy, J. Leonard, 145 

Good, The Supreme, Toplady, A.M., 161 

Heart, A Wise, Montgomery , J., ....... . 136 

Here and Beyond, Taylor, John, 234 

Heroes, The, Fox, W.J., 81 

Hold On ! Gage, F. D., 180 

Keep Me Ever, Neale, J. M., 198 

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Law of God, The, Scotch Psalter, 271 

Liberators, The, Nicoll, H., 188 

Life, An Independent, IVotton, H., 134 

Life, A Purpose in. Anon, 179 

Life's Work, Anon, 92 

Light, Lead Kindly, Newman, J. H., 144 

Living unto Thee, Allerton, J., 226 

Love at Home, McNaughton, J. H., 244 

Love for All, Anon, 262 

Love, Trust the Divine, Norton, A., 225 

Lord of All Being, Holmes, O. IV., 21 

Lord of Hosts, The, Mant, R., 19 

Morning Prayer, Canity, F. R. L., 38 

Mother's Hymn, A., Bryant, IV. C, 252 

Nature's Gifts, Baker, H. IV., Sup. C 

Nature's Tribute, Follen, E., 235 

Offering, The Accepted, Taylor, J., 91 

On the Field, Faber, F. IV., 54 

Onward, Levy, J. Leonard, 119 

Peace to Light, Through, Procfor, A. A., .... . 217 

Prayer, A, Elim, 55 

Prayer, Come to, Kethe, IV., 8 

• Providence, The Divine, Collett, S., 207 

Pure, Be, Anon, .127 

Return, Clarke, J. F., . 206 

Right, God Speed the, Hichson, IV. E., 63 

Seed, The, IVhittier, J. G., • 72 

Share w ith Others, Williams, T. C, 100 

Something Each Day, Cooper, G., 46 

Sowing and Reaping, Levy, J. Leonard, 216 

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Thanksgiving, Harcourt, 154 

Truth, Be True to, Whittier, J. G., 126 

Truth, Spirit of, Martineau, J., 29 

Truth, Thy Word Is, Bryant, IV. C, 162 

United, Bosthwkk, J., 272 

Virtue Sought from God, Moore, H., 109 

We Never Part from Thee, Follen, E. L., 170 

Work, White, F. M. y 153 



SUBJECTS OF BIBLE READINGS. 

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Page 

Belief, Rational, 193 

Charity, _ 86 

Comfort in Affliction, 220 

Courage, 77 

Death and Immortality, 229 

Duty, The Religion of, 174, 183 

God, 10, 23 

God, Trust in, 32 

Gratitude, 157 

Honesty, 113 

Industry, . 148 

Israel, 50 

Jew and Non-Jew, . . . . B 256 

Justice and Equity, 57 

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Love, The Religion of , 165 

Man and his Maker, . 41 

Mercy, .......... . . . ..... . 95 

Messiah, The, 275 

Nature, . . . 238 

Parents and Children, 247 

Purity and Chastity, .104 

Retribution, 210 

Righteousness, .58 

Scripture, Holy, . . 266 

Self -Control, 130 

Sin and Forgiveness, 201 

Jhanksgiving Sup. D 

Truth, 122 

Wisdom 139 



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